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Alice Walker
Alice Walker is divorced, has a daughter named Rebecca Walker. One of her most important books was "The Color Purple". She was a social figure because she published her writings. -
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Alice Walker Born
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Families Struggle for Money
Families struggling for money is an economical cause of the Civil Rights Movement. African Americans lived in poverty, while the white race dominated. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted little black kids to have the same rights as little white kids. -
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Civil Rights Movement
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Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka
On May 17, 1954, in the Supreme Court a case with the NAACP led by Thurgood Marshall, fought to have the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson ruling overturned. They did this for a colored girls parents who wanted her to go to a white school. They won and the supreme court thought in unconstitutional. This was a major social event for education of colors and whites. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was an economical cause of the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white rider. She was arrested and soon after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organized a bus boycott. -
Pearsall Plan
The Pearsall Plan was an economical cause in the Civil Rights Movement. The state legislature had to give money to parents who wanted their kids to attend private schools. This plan helped the Supreme Court desicion later on in 1957. -
Showdown in Little Rock
Eisenhower sends Federal Troops, into Little Rock to escort the colored students into the school. This was a victorious social event. -
Woolworth Sit In
Four African American college students ordered coffee from a "white's only" lunch counter. They workers refused, so the four stayed until the store closed. The Woolworth sit in is an economical cause of the Civil Rights Movement. -
Protests in Birmingham
African Americans wanted Birmingham to integrate public facilities and gain better job opportunities, the city safety commissioner wanted to stop them using violence and the arrested MLK Jr. It was a social event that pressured change. -
March on Washington
Over 250,000 African Americans walked through Washington, stopping at the Lincoln Memorial to listen to Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. This was a social event that helped DC realize the want to have equal rights. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream Speech"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech was a political cause of the Civil Rights Movement. He wanted everyone to be treated equally, as God would have it. -
JFK is Assassinated
In Dallas, Texas on a drive through a parade JFK is assassinated and Lyndon B. Johnson is now president. This is a political cause for the Civil Rights Act of 1963. -
Colored People have the right to higher wages
An economical cause of the Civil Rigjts Movement is colored people having the right to higher wages. On July 2, 1964 the Civil Rights Act was put in place. If the African Americans have a higher position in their workforce, they then had the right to be paid a higher wage. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a political act in the Civil Rights Movement. Lyndon B. Johnson helped to pass this act. This act banned segregation in public places. -
Voting Rights
In August, 1965 Congress passed the Voting Rights Act that let African Americans have the right to vote among whites. This a political change for African Americans. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
While in Memphis, Tennessee while on his motel balcony, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. This was a devastating social event. -
President Barack Obama's Election
President Barack Obama's election is a political cause of the Civil Rights Movement. Obama is the first African American President of the United States.
