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Plessy vs. Ferguson
1896 Supreme Court ruling which established the legality of "separate but equal" facilities for blacks and whites. Jim Crow laws were created. -
22nd Amendment
Amendment states that a president is limited to 2 terms in office or a total of 10 years. Was passed before Kennedy was elected president. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Linda Brown brought a case to attention about school distances due to discrimination and the Jim Crow laws having a part in it. Thurgood Marshall, a NAACP lawyer, stood for Brown. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks, a black woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus, was arrested. Caused a spark in the civil rights movement. NAACP decides to challenge the practice of forcing A.A. citizens to
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The Little Rock Nine
One of first southern districts to desegregate. Central High School admits 9 African American students. President Eisenhower sent the National Guard -
1960 Election
A Commercial for Kennedy's Presidential RunningThe 1960's presidential election was held on November 8, 1960. Republican Richard Nixon went against the democratic John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was then on elected as our 35th president. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Invasion was a disaster, yet 1500 rebels were taken down JFK refused to send in US troops. Crisis made Cuba closer to the Soviets. -
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
A bomb exploded before Sunday morning services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Four young girls were killed and many others were injured. Created chaos and protestors shortly after. -
Death of Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was the committed assassinator of president JFK. While in police custoy, Oswald was shot and killed by club owner Jack Ruby. Ruby stated that he acted out of outrage over Kennedy's assassination. -
Assassination of JFK
Happened in Dallas, TX while President Kennedy, his wife and others were in an open-car motorcade. First wound, non fatal. Second wound, fatal. Within hours of the assassination, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president. -
Voting Rights Act
Registration put under federal control. 27,000 African Americans registered within three weeks. Eligible voters jumped from 7-59% in Mississippi. -
Death of MLK Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in his hotel room in Tennesee. He was only 39 years old. Dr. King never regained conciousness and was prounced deceased that evening. -
Apollo 11
JFK asked the Congress to fund exploration of the moon so that we can beat the Soviets to the moon. Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on July 20. -
Bloody Sunday
Six hundred marchers assembled in Selma on Sunday, March 7, to march across the bridge and it was led by John Lewis. 14 deaths were recorded and 50 people overall were sent to the hospital. “Bloody Sunday” was televised around the world.
