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Jackie Robinson was the first African American major league baseball player. This opened the door for many others. -
Ruled that segregation of School's based on race was illegal. This opened the door for African Americans to attend schools that were better fit for their needs. -
Emmett was tortured solely for being an African American. His body was recovered shortly after he was thrown into a river. -
Rosa Park refused to give up her bus seat to a white person. She was arrested for this knowingly. -
The Montgomery bus boycott was an attempt to end segregation on the cites buses. This lasted 381 days. -
A mob was preventing African American student from attending a mostly white school. President Eisenhower sent in the nation guard to escort them. -
African Americans sat in a a restaurant until they were served. They were made fun of and discriminated against. -
This was given in front of the Lincoln memorial. 250,000 people attended, of all races. -
This was a children's protest many thought they wouldn't be harmed. They were harmed violently by police. -
Medger Evers was a prominent civil rights activist, who was assassinated. This left many distraught without a leader. -
The KKK bombed this church during service. 4 little girls were killed. -
This was the attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi. This indicated a new era for African Americans. -
He was a civil rights leader who was more aggressive than Martin Luther King. He was assassinated because he shifted away from the extreme Muslin belief. -
This was founded by African American college students. It was formed as a black power group. -
Dr. king was assassinated at his hotel. This marked the end of the civil rights movement as we know it.