Download (1)

civil rights movement

  • supreme court decision of plessy v ferguson

    supreme court decision of plessy v ferguson

    established the consitutionality of racial segregation
  • the tuskegee airmen

    the tuskegee airmen

    proved black men could fly advanced aircraft in combat
  • the integration of MLB

    the integration of MLB

    black ball players in exhibition games with major leagues, first african americans to play baseball
  • integration of the armed forces

    integration of the armed forces

    esecutive order of 9981, because it helped with the racial segregation in the armed forces back then.
  • supreme court decision of Brown v board of Education

    supreme court decision of Brown v board of Education

    help desegregate the schools. and also claimed it was a violation of th 14th amendment
  • the death of emmit till

    the death of emmit till

    when they mnurdered him this brought the attention to the civil right movement. and to all the african americans
  • the montgomery Bus Boycott

    the montgomery Bus Boycott

    she changed eerones perspective and gave a lot of other africanamericans to do the courage she had and did what she did
  • civil rights act of 1957

    civil rights act of 1957

    helped the african americans with there rights
  • integration of little rock high school

    integration of little rock high school

    because this school was desegregated. when it was desegregated it gave more hope
  • greensboro four lunch counter sit in

    greensboro four lunch counter sit in

    the african americans were able to sit in and enjoy there food
  • freedom rides by freedom riders of 1961

    freedom rides by freedom riders of 1961

    they rode buses on the segregated side of the states to show thme they are not afraid
  • integration of the university of mississppi

    integration of the university of mississppi

    more african americans were able to go on to college
  • integration of university of alabama

    integration of university of alabama

    they insegrated a southern college that didnt allow blackks to go
  • the march on washington " i have a dream speech "

    the march on washington " i have a dream speech "

    this was the day mlk gave a big and emotional speech to show the africans and americans should get along
  • assissanition of john f kennedy

    assissanition of john f kennedy

    this day the president of the united states was killed. this day was very emotional to all
  • the twenty fourth amendment

    gives the right to vote, minorties
  • civil right act of 1964

    this gave a lot of african americans rights that they have dreamed and hoped of getting
  • assasination of malcolm x

    assasination of malcolm x

    this day one of the protestors one of the famous ones of segragation and all of that was killed
  • selma to montgomery march

    selma to montgomery march

    this was a peaceful non violent protest for the african americans movement,
  • voting rights act of 1965

    voting rights act of 1965

    this gave the woman and minorities the right to vote. and it made an important impact
  • assasination of mlk

    assasination of mlk

    one of the important people in us history who stood up and risked his like for the african americans died.
  • voting right act of 1968

    this gave a lot of people who werent able to vote the right to vote without any test of tax