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Plessy v. Ferguson
Upheld " Separate but Equal" segregation laws. -
The Tuskegee Airmen
Was an all black flying escort to bombers, was specifically requested to escort bombers multiple times throughout ww2 -
Integration of MLB
Integrated Major League Baseball by Jackie Robinson -
Integration of the US Armed Forces
Integration of the US Military by President Truman -
Sweatt v. Painter
A U.S. Supreme Court case that successfully challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine of racial segregation established by the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court decision of desegregating public schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The unofficial start of the Civil Rights Movement -
Death of Emmet Till
Wrongly accused of offending a white woman in Mississippi, where after he was tortured and beaten -
Little Rock High School is Integrated
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction -
Greensboro 4 Sits Ins
a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960 in the Woolworth store -
Freedom Rides
Led to the desegregation of interstate buses -
24th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President without a Poll Tax. -
University of Mississippi is Integrated
A violent disturbance that occurred at the University of Mississippi -
Integration of University of Alabama
Known as the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door," Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in front of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963, to stop the enrollment of African-American students Vivan Malone and James Hood. -
I Have a Dream Speech and March on Washingtion
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or The Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. -
J.F.K. is Assassinated
Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Makes it illegal to discriminate against sex, race, religion, or creed -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlaws Voting Polls and Literacy Tests -
Malcolm X is Assassinated
Malcolm X was shot multiple times by people of the Nation of Islam -
Bloody Sunday
On March 7, 1965, state and local police used billy clubs, whips, and tear gas to attack hundreds of civil rights activists beginning a march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capitol in Montgomery. -
MLK Assassination
The civil rights leader was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers' strike and was on his way to dinner when a bullet struck him in the jaw and severed his spinal cord. King was pronounced dead after his arrival at a Memphis hospital. He was 39 years old. -
Voting Rights Act of 1968
The 1968 act expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, and national origin. -
Title IX is Enforced
Gives women the same opportunities for sports as men. -
Election of Barack Obama
Obama is elected in 2008