Civil Rights Movement

By c1audia
  • Supreme Court Decision of Plessy v. Ferguson

    Supreme Court Decision of Plessy v. Ferguson

    Established Racial Segregation
  • The Tuskegee Airmen

    The Tuskegee Airmen

    proving black men could fly & serve in combat
  • Integration of Major League Baseball

    Integration of Major League Baseball

    inspires movements, instills pride & heals cities
  • Integration of the Armed Forces

    Integration of the Armed Forces

    Abolished Discrimination Race,color,religion)
  • Supreme Court Decision of Brown v. Board of Education

    Supreme Court Decision of Brown v. Board of Education

    segregating children by race in public schools was ¨inherently unequal¨ & violated the 14th amendment
  • Death of Emmitt Till

    Death of Emmitt Till

    it ended racial segregation in public schools
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    she was a civil rights activist, known for not giving her seat up in a bus to a white person
  • Integration of Little Rock High Scool

    Integration of Little Rock High Scool

    it declared segregated schools unconstitutional
  • Civil Rights Act of 1957

    Civil Rights Act of 1957

    empowered prosecutors to obtain interference with the right to vote
  • Greensboro 4 Lunch Counter Sit-In

    Greensboro 4 Lunch Counter Sit-In

    they stood against segregation
  • The Freedom Rides by Freedom Riders

    they mixed racial groups that enforced segregation in seating
  • 24th amendment

    24th amendment

    poll tax emplified Jim Crows Laws
  • Integration of the University of Mississippi

    Integration of the University of Mississippi

    locals & students protested the enrollment of James Meredith
  • The Integration of the University of Alabama by Vivian Malone & James A. Hood

    The Integration of the University of Alabama by Vivian Malone & James A. Hood

    John F. Kennedy deployed National Guard troops to force its desegregation
  • The March on Washington & ¨i have a dream¨ speech my MLK

    The March on Washington & ¨i have a dream¨ speech my MLK

    advocate civil & economic rights of African Americans
  • Assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas,Tx

    Assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas,Tx

    he was a influential leader &was lost too soon
  • Assassination of Malcolm X

    Assassination of Malcolm X

    he helped popularize independence among African Americans
  • Selma to Montgomery March: ¨bloody sunday´

    Selma to Montgomery March: ¨bloody sunday´

    they protested from Selma,Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed by President Johnson

    Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed by President Johnson

    prohibits discrimination on race,religion,or sex
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965

    prohibits racial discrimination in voting
  • Assassination of MLK Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee

    Assassination of MLK Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee

    cities across the US exploded by whites and blacks
  • Voting Rights Act of 1968

    Voting Rights Act of 1968

    prohibited discrimination concerning sale,rental,& financing of housing based on race ,religion, or sex