Civil Rights

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  • 15th Amendment passed giving black men the right to vote

    15th Amendment passed giving black men the right to vote

    This gave black men the right to vote
  • Plessy vs. Ferguson decision makes "separate but equal" conditions in America

    Plessy vs. Ferguson decision makes "separate but equal" conditions in America

  • Jackie Robinson breaks the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball

    Jackie Robinson breaks the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball

  • Brown vs. Board of Education Decision

    Brown vs. Board of Education Decision

  • Emmett Till is murdered in Money, Mississippi

    Emmett Till is murdered in Money, Mississippi

  • Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat

    Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat

  • Martin Luther King Jr. organizes the Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Martin Luther King Jr. organizes the Montgomery Bus Boycott

  • The "Little Rock Nine" integrates Central High School

    The "Little Rock Nine" integrates Central High School

  • James Meredith enrolls at Ole Miss and a riot breaks out

    James Meredith enrolls at Ole Miss and a riot breaks out

  • The Children's March in Birmingham, Alabama

    The Children's March in Birmingham, Alabama

  • Medgar Evers is murdered outside his home

    Medgar Evers is murdered outside his home

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Gives his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington

    Martin Luther King Jr. Gives his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington

  • Four young black girls are killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

    Four young black girls are killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

  • 24th Amendment is passed outlawing the poll tax

    24th Amendment is passed outlawing the poll tax

  • "Freedom Summer" begins in Mississippi

    "Freedom Summer" begins in Mississippi

  • Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman are murdered

    Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman are murdered

    The bodies were found on August 4, 1964
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed

  • March from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights

    March from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed

    Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed

  • Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis

    Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis

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