Civil Rights Movement Timeline Project

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality. Segregation in public schools was unconstitutional and violated the equal protection of the 14 amendment. The court ruled in favor of Linda brown and the other plaintiffs. The court held racial segregation in the public schools and how this violates the 14 amendments.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

1955

The leader of this movement was Martin Luther Jr. African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. Following a November 1956 ruling by the Supreme Court that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional, the bus boycott ended successfully. It had lasted 381 days.

Little Rock 9 and the Desegregation of Schools

1957

The school board won a court order requiring that nine African American students be admitted to Central High. The Governor had ordered troops from the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the nine students from entering the high school, they also had to deal with a angry white mob to protest for the children not the register. many states across the nation had mandatory segregation laws, or Jim Crow laws, requiring African American and white children to attend separate schools.

The Sit-In Movement

1960

Four young African Americans Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, an Franklin McCain were the students Nonviolent CoordingCommittee. They were enrolled at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, an African American college in Greensboro. They spent evenings talking about the civil rights movement. They were enrolled at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, an African American college in Greensboro.

Freedom Riders

1961

Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who had rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States. The first Freedom Ride left Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1961, and was scheduled to arrive in New Orleans on May 17.The Freedom Riders helped inspire participation in other subsequent civil rights campaigns.
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James Meredith and the Desegregation of Southern Universities

1962

James Howard Meredith was the first African-American student admitted to the racially segregated University of Mississippi. Meredith became the first African-American student admitted to the theretofore segregated University of Mississippi ,and it was an event that was a flashpoint in the civil rights movement.

The March on Washington

1963

The March on Washington was a massive protest when 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. Kings speech and the peacefulness and dignity of the march on Washington built momentum for the civil rights bills. At the march, Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism.

Voter Registration Among Minorities

1965

As the protesters approached the edmund pettus bridge which led out of selma sheriff clark ordered them to disperse. Authorized the U.S. attorney general to send federal examiners to register qualified voters bypassing the local officials who often refused to register African Americans and suspended.

Malcolm X and the Civil Rights Movement

1965

He had Influenced African Americans to take pride in their own culture and believe in their ability to make their way in the world. Broke with the Nation of Islam he had continued to critcize the organization. He is best known for his time spent as a vocal spokesman for the Nation of Islam.

Urban Problems and the Black Panthers

1966

They still faced racism. Many got into low paying job with little chance of advancements Only 15% of African Americans held professional or clerical jobs. The Black Panthers believed that a revolution was necessary in the USA. Was a Black Power political organization founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in Oakland, California.