Civil Rights Movement

Jackie Robinson Debuts in MLB

1947

He was the first African American to play Major League Baseball when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rosa Parks Arrested

Dec 1, 1955

In 1955, Rosa Parks was famously arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus. She was arrested for breaking the state law requiring her to move upon request from a white person.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated

Apr 4, 1968

In April 1968, Dr. King was shot on the balcony of the hotel he was staying in. This was a major setback in the Civil Rights Movement, leading to months of violent riots in the U.S.