Civil rights movement

Civil Rights Movement

By michaelu1013
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    Brown vs Board of Education

    (PowerPoint)
  • Desegregation of Schools

    Desegregation of Schools

    1954 - 2011
  • Rosa Parks Bus Event

    Rosa Parks Bus Event

    Rosa Parks decided to not allow a white person to take her seat and so the police were called and she ended up going to jail for it. "People always say I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true.I was tired physically... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in" ().

  • Little Rock Desegregation

    On September 4, 1957 a group of 9 African American students enrolled in Little Rock Center High School (PowerPoint).

  • The March on Washington

    Caused by injustices like Rosa Park's arrest and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination (PowerPoint).

  • Voting Act of 1965

    An act that overrides many barriers that disallowed African Americans to vote. (KBPS)
  • Thomas Bradly Elected Mayor

    Thomas Bradly Elected Mayor

    Thomas Bradly was elected mayor in Los Angeles, CA (KBPS)

  • Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad Ali wins his 3rd heavyweight title (KBPS)

  • Voter's ID Law

    Voters ID laws made it so people had to show identification in order to vote. This is used to prevent voter fraud. (KBPS)

  • Barack Obama's First Term Starts

    Barack Obama becomes the US's first black president.