-
Plessy v. Ferguson
Upheld seprate but equal facilities -
Formation of NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People founded by W. E. B. Dubois -
Brown v. BOE of Topeka
Said that separate schooling by race was unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Protest of the public transit system of Montgomery. -
Formation of SCLC
Foundation of Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Famous member is MLK. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Act that supported the Brown v. BOE decision. -
Integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
In response to Brown V. BOE, This school integrated African-Americans into it. -
Boynton v. Virginia
Supreme court overturned ruling that African American was trespassing for being in a White Only restaurant. -
Malcolm X leads the Nation of Islam
Leads it because he says that Christianity is a white man's religion. -
Greensboro Sit-In
Series of nonviolent sit-in starting February 1 -
Formation of SNCC
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organized nonviolent protest against racism. -
First Freedom Ride
To enforce the non-enforced supreme court ruling that segregation was unconstitutional -
James Meredith enrolls in Ole Miss
People tried to block this African American form enrolling but federal Gov't enforced Brown V. BOE ruling -
Birmingham Protests
Protests led by the SCLC to bring attention to segragration of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama -
March on Washington
Famous March led by MLK and his I Have A Dream speach -
24th Amendment Passed
Prevented use of Poll Taxes. -
Freedom Summer
Attempt to register black voters to vote for Civil rights act of 1964 -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Act that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Malcolm X assassinated
Assassinated In washington Hights, NYC, NY -
Selma March
Highway march form Selma Alabama to Montgomery Alabama -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
outlawed Literacy tests and voting preventive laws like it. -
Black Panthers founded
Black Nationalist Party, comparable to KKK -
MLK Jr. assassinated
Assassinated in Memphis, TN. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Outlawed refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of his race, color, religion, or national origin -
Robert F. Kennedy assassinated
Assassinated. Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
