Civil Rights Movement

By ryangebert00

  • Board of Education vs. Brown

    The supreme court rules that school segregation is unconstitutional.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Blacks boycott the Montgomery Atl. bus system for a year. This also includes Rosa Parks

  • Little Rock Desegregation

    Eisenhower sends guards to little rock high school to protect nine black students that are desegregating.

  • Sit ins

    Across the country, students sit in diners to protest segregation.

  • March on Washington

    about 200,000 people march to DC to see MLK deliver "i have a dream" speech.

  • JFK Assassination

    JFK was killed being a Civil Rights Supporter

  • Nobel Peace Prize

    MLK is awarded this for his Civil Rights involvement.

  • Civil Rights Act

    Law is passed where segregation is not allowed.

  • Assassination of Malcolm X

    Black nationalist and leader of the Nation of Islam is killed in New York

  • Assassination of MLK

    Shot at his motel in Memphis