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The verdict was annouced on this day.
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The day that Emmett Till was murdered.
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The day that Rosa Parks sat on the bus and refused to move.
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The day that the SCLC was formed.
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The Little Rock Nine were 9 African-American kids that were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School
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4 African-American men sat in at a dinner to protest after the waiters refused to serve them.
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Left Washinton D.C on this day.
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James Meredith was the first African American admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi.
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Martin Luther KIng Jr was arrested in a birmingham protest.
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A movement organized in Birmingham to protest unfair segregation. Participants faced fire hoses and attacks from german shepards.
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The largest Civil Rights movement. the march ended in front of the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther KIng Jr, gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Eliminates certain requirements for voting, such as the poll tax and the literacy test.
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On April 4 MLK was assissinated outside his motel room.
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A legislation that prohibits any form of discrimination involving religion, race, and gender.
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Malcolm X a Civil Rights leader was assinated in a theater.
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Voting Rights March that ended in a bloody mess after officers beat the protesters.
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Ended discriminatory voting acts.
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A six day riot that resulted in 34 deaths and massive property damamge in the Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles.
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A African American socialist organization.
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An act that outlawed and form of discrimination against race, gender and religion.
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