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Civil Rights

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  • Freedmen's Bureau

    Freedmen's Bureau

    1865-1869
    Created by congress to assist the newly freed slaves.
  • Memphis riots of 1866

    Memphis riots of 1866

    Lasted three days, 46 African Americans killed and countless injured by whites. 90 homes, 12 schools & 4 churches burned down.
  • Separate but equal deemed constitutional

    Separate but equal deemed constitutional

    Plessy v Ferguson
  • Chicago Riot

    Chicago Riot

    Black men visiting lake Michigan swam to South side of the lake, frequently occupied by whites. He was stoned and drowned. Police refuse to arrest attackers, resulting in 13 day riot.
  • Supreme Court rules segregation unconstitutional

    Supreme Court rules segregation unconstitutional

    Brown v Board of Education
  • Murder of Emmett Till

    Murder of Emmett Till

    Money, Mississippi
  • Rosa Parks give up seat on Montgomery bus

    Rosa Parks give up seat on Montgomery bus

  • Montgomery bus boycott begins

    Montgomery bus boycott begins

  • Freedom Riders begin their trip

    Freedom Riders begin their trip

  • MLK arrested in Birmingham

    MLK arrested in Birmingham

  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    To demand immediate passage of civil rights bill. I Have A Dream speech delivered.
  • L.B.J. signs Voting Rights Act

    L.B.J. signs Voting Rights Act

    Outlawed literacy tests
  • March on Selma

    March on Selma

    From Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights.
  • Black Panther party formed

    Black Panther party formed

    By Huey Newton & Bobby Seale promote Back Power
  • Virginia v Loving

    Virginia v Loving

    First interracial couple to be legally married in the south. Their case was settled by the Supreme Court.
  • MLK Assassinated

    MLK Assassinated

    Memphis, TN at Lorraine Motel.