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NAACP created
The NAACP is a civil rights organization that was formed in 1909. It was formed for the purpose of being an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W.E.B. Dubois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, and Ida B. Wells. It is significant to the Civil Rights Movement because they worked to abolish segregation and discrimination in housing, education, voting, employment, transportation, and to ensure African Americans their constitutional rights. -
Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 was a group of 9 African American students who enrolled in a previously all-white high school, Little Rock Central High School, in 1957. When they were walking to the front door, people were yelling and throwing things. Once the students reached the front door the National Guard prevented them from entering the school and were forced to go home. The significance of the Civil rights movement is it became an integral part of the fight for equal opportunity in American education. -
SCLC formed
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is an African-American civil rights organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. It was closely associated with MLK because he was the first president of it. The significance of the Civil Rights movement is it was designed to promote the movement's goal of social equality. -
SNCC formed
SNCC stands for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. It was the principal channel of student commitment in the U.S. to the Civil Rights Movement. The significance of the CRM is it organized sit-ins, boycotts, and other nonviolent direct action protests against segregation and other forms of discrimination. -
Chicano Movement/ Mural Movement
The movement began in the 1960s in Mexican-American barrios throughout the Southwest. The artists that lived there used the walls of city buildings, housing projects, schools, and churches to depict the image of Mexican-American culture. This was significant to the CRM because it increased cultural awareness among educators which gave a new rise of activism that led to the formation of ethnic studies -
Greensboro NC Sit-ins
The sit-in began in February 1960 when 4 students went to go eat lunch at a restaurant in Greensboro, where the policy was that only white people were able to be served. When they were denied service, they refused to get up and leave. The significance of the Civil Rights Movement was it was a critical turning point in Black history by bringing the fight to a national level. The use of nonviolence inspired other groups, such as the Freedom Riders to take up the cause of civil rights in the south. -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were a group of African American and White people who participated in Freedom Rides. Freedom Rides were boycotts where they took bus trips through the American south protesting the segregated bus terminals. This was significant to the Civil Rights Movement because they drew attention to their cause because of the violence it caused. -
Cesar Chavez
He was an American labor leader and civil rights, activist. he founded the United Farm Workers Association which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union. His significance to the CRM was he gave people a sense of their own power. -
Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
This is a letter that Dr. King initially wrote to his fellow clergy, but was seen by the people of the United States. He was arrested because he was "defying" an injunction issued by a judge suppressing their rights to protest. This was significant to the Civil Rights Movement because it showed how passionate he was about the cause. Also, how his peaceful protests helped pass the message about segregation without causing intended conflict. -
Black Panthers
The Black Panther Party was a revolutionary organization with an ideology of Black nationalism, socialism, and armed self-defense, particularly against police brutality. The significance of the party in the CRM was a revolutionary organization with an ideology of Black nationalism, socialism, and armed self-defense, particularly against police brutality. -
Thurgood Marshall appointed to Supreme Court
He was the first African American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. He was appointed by President John Kennedy. This was significant to the CRM because he consistently challenged discrimination based on race or sex, opposed the death penalty, and supported the rights of criminal defendants. -
American Indian Movement founded
The American Indian Movement (AIM) is an American Indian advocacy group organized to address issues related to sovereignty, leadership, and treaties. They also protested racism and civil rights against Native Americans. This is significant to the Civil Rights Movement because they also protested that Native Americans has the same rights as everyone else just like the Civil Rights Movement. -
MLK assassinated
Martin Luther King was shot on April 4, 1968, which then led to his death. His death led to an outbreak of racial violence, which resulted in 40 deaths nationwide. His death was significant to the Civil Rights Movement because the nationwide mourning helped speed the way for an equal housing bill that would be the last significant legislative achievement of the civil rights era. -
Sandra Day O’Connor appointed to Supreme Court
She was nominated for the Supreme Court by President Reagan in 1981 fulfilling his campaign promise to appoint the first woman to the highest court in the United States. This is significant to the CRM because she broke new ground for women in the legal field when she was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court. -
Sonia Sotomayor appointed to Supreme Court
She was appointed by President Barack Obama to be one of the Justices of the Supreme Court in 2009. Sotomayor is known on the court for her trust in the judicial process, and her cutthroat attitude toward ill-prepared attorneys. This is significant to the CRM because she is the third woman to hold the position and is the first woman of color, first Hispanic, and first Latina member of the Court.