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Supreme Court case, ruling that it was constitutional to have "separate but equal" segregation of races.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: Civil rights organization made to advance justice for African Americans by W.E.B. DuBois.
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The Nation of Islam was mixed with religious points of Islam, including black pride and nationalism, followers being known as "Black Muslims." When Malcolm X made his conversion, he was made a leading spokesperson and led Temple Number 7 in Harlem. He also grew the number of followers from 1,200 to roughly 75,000.
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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional, overturning previous Plessy v. Ferguson.
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A protest against the policy of racial segregation on Montgomery, Alabama's public transit system.
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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference organized the civil rights movement and its principles on nonviolence and disobedience.
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Nine black students enrolled at a formerly all-white high school, testing the Supreme Court ruling in 1954. At first, the National Guard was called to bar their entry, but Eisenhower sent in troops to escort them into school.
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First federal civil rights legislation signed by Eisenhower.
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This began at a lunch counter in NC, where four black students were denied service, but continued to stay. Six months later, the original protesters were served lunch at that same counter.
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was founded to give young African Americans with a voice in the civil rights movement.
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Court case that overturned a judgement convicting a black law student for trespassing by being in "whites only" bus.
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Seven blacks and six whites left D.C. on two public buses going to the Deep South. Their goal was to test the Boynton v. Virginia ruling.
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Riot fought between Southern segregationists and federal/state forces, where the segregationists protested the enrollment of Meredith, a black military veteran.
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Campaign organized by the SCLC to bring attention to the integrations of African Americans in Birmingham, AL.
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200,000-300,000 gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for a political rally for jobs and freedom.
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Abolished poll tax from all federal elections.
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Volunteer campaign created to register as many black Mississippi voters as possible.
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Civil rights and US labor law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, etc.
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Shot before he delivered a speech in New York on his new organization of Afro-American unity.
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MLK led nonviolent demonstrators to Montgomery where the SNCC and SCLC were campaigning for voting rights.
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Signed to outlaw the discriminatory voting practices from southern states post-Civil War.
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Black nationalist political party founded in Oakland, CA to patrol African-American neighborhoods, protecting them from police brutality.
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Shot at a Memphis hotel by white man, James Earl Ray, who resented the increasing black influence in society.
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Established equal housing opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin.
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Shot after winning the CA presidential primary by Sirhan Sirhan, an Arab nationalist. RFK was targeted because of his support for Israel.
