Civil Rights Progress

By mbearda
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    The landmark ruling by the Supreme Court that school segregation is unconstitutional.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Blacks boycotted the Montgomery, Alabama bus system for a year after Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat.
  • Little Rock Desegregation

    Little Rock Desegregation

    President Eisenhower sends the National Guard to Little Rock's Central High School to protect nine black students as they desegregate the school.
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    Nearly 200,000 people march on Washington, D.C.. MLK gives his "I Have a Dream" speech.
  • Assassination of JFK

    Assassination of JFK

    Kennedy, a supporter of the Civil Rights movement is killed during a parade in Dallas.
  • The Civil Rights Act

    The Civil Rights Act

    Legislation is signed by President Johnson that prohibits discrimination in all public places.
  • Assassination of Malcolm X

    Assassination of Malcolm X

    Malcolm X was shot in New York for advocating black pride, a separate black community and using violence as a means of self-defense.
  • Supreme Court Appointment

    Supreme Court Appointment

    Thurgood Marshall, a lawyer who had helped to win Brown v. Board of Education is the first black appointee to the Supreme Court.
  • Assassination of MLK

    Assassination of MLK

    MLK is shot at a motel in Memphis, Tenn and dies leaving the country in shock.