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Emitt Till Lynching
Emmitt was just visiting family and supposedly started flirted with a white woman. He was murdered by Roy Bryant being forced into his car and beat to death. His body was left near a river in Money, Mississippi. His mom chose to have an open castket to show the abuse and horrors of what was really goiung on at the time. -
Brown v Board
eliminated segregation in schools. equal schooling for races -
White Citizens Council
Promoted white supremacy and power. Did anything to ensure segregation and mistreatment of blacks -
Brown v Board II
Many of the schools did not enforce desegregation and the Brown v Board made them enforce it and hurry up the process of desegregation -
Arrest of Rosa Parks
key leader in the NAACP. Rosa sat in the front of the bus and refused to give up her seat. She was arrested for her protest. Spread a message of hope and nonviolent rights -
Montgomery bus boycotts
Blacks began to protest against bus companies by not riding them anymore due to the Rosa Parks movement. In the end, these protests were successful as segregation on the buses was deemed illegal. -
MLK house bombing
Kings house was bombed by white rascists. Luckily king wasnt present in his house and he was able to continue his campaign for equality -
Bombing of rev shuttlesworth
The KKK went to rev shuttlesworth house and bombed it. Rev and his family were not killed and this inspired him to work harder to earn a path to freedom -
Founding of the SCLC
wanted to start their fight for freedom with nonviolence. Still exists today. Major leaders such as MLK convicting a message of peacecv -
Eisenhower calls in federal troops
The lLittle Rock 9 were under risk of being heavily injured and the police could not protect them from the mob on their way to school. Eisenhower calls in federal troops to escort the Little Rock 9 into and out of the school safely. -
SNCC formed
Group formed to give children a bigger voice in the civil rights movement. There were many nonviolent protests and arretsts but the movement was successful in gaining freedom -
Greensboro Sit-ins
Black students sat at a segregated restaurant. They were trying to make a statement but got arrested. This was impactful though because it spread a message and eventually led to desegregation. -
Freedom Rides
Were organized by SNCC and CORE. group of whites and blacks riding together to stop segregation. Ended badly when they were bombed in Alabama and riots broke out. -
White mob attacks federal marshals in Montgomery
Freedom riders were bombed, beat up, robbed and abused. This created fury and anger throughout america in blacks -
Albany Georgia "Failure"
MLK's biggest failure and setback nonviolent protest. 1,000 members were arrested and the fight for seperate but equal in schools was pushed back -
Bailey v Patterson
People were discriminated upon by the color of their skin and the case was moved to the supreme court. The case established that no state can discriminate against anyone. -
Kennedy sends in federal troops
In Ole Miss, riots began breaking out when a black man to enroll in the college. Kennedy sends federal troops to protect this man and end the riot. -
MLK goes to Birmingham Jail
He marched to Birmingham and began to fight and protest with his people. He was then arrested and taken to jail. He was later released. -
Equal Pay act
law passed by JFK that ensured equal pay for men and women. This was monumentus for women as they have been fighting for these rights for a long time -
March on Washington "I have a dream"
Huge event in the civil rights movement Thousands of blacks marched on Washington and gave speeches. The biggest speech that helped earn black their freedom was MLK's speech "I have a dream" -
bombing of birmingham church
many ijnnjocnet families were going to church one day and then it got bombed. One of the saddest events in the civil rights movement -
JFK assassiantion
Kennedy was riding a motorcycle during his campaign. Fans lined the streets and cheered for him. All of a sudden shots were heard and Kennedy was shot in the neck. His driver rushed to the hospotal but Kennedy would die too soon. Lee Harvey was the suspected shooter and he was killed days after. The shootings happened in Dallas Texas -
Freedom Summer
Initiated a plan for african americas to march to polls and to gte as many voting as possible. Huge a very successful for the progress of freedom. -
24th amendment
amendment that gave people a right to vote without having to pay a tax to the federal government. Big impact on minorities and younger people -
Murders of Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner
These three men were associated with COFO and CORE and where kidnapped and murdered in Neshoba County Mississippi. These men were trying to get African Americans the right to vote. They were sentenced to jail time but before they could get to the jail, their car was stopped and the three men were killed and later buried. -
Civil Rights act of 1964
Outlawed discrimination on race, gender, religion. etc.. Requires this in society in all public place, education and many more -
Malcolm X assassiantion
Assassination of Malcolm X, February 21st 1965 . Malcolm X was giving a speech to his Afro-American Unity organization when he was shot by a rival muslim group. This event took place in Washington heights at the Audubon ballroom. The assassin shot X in the body while he was giving a speech knocking him down and causing to bleed to death. The assassin escaped with a few more people to help him under heavy gunfire. The assassin was not found and the nation of Islam denied the shootings. -
Selma to Montgomery March
Many African Americans began a 54 mile march to register to vote in Montgomery. They were met by many racist townspeople and faced police brutality. Eventaully, with the help from the National Guard, they were able to reach their destination and shortly after that, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed. -
Voting rights Act
Federal law that gave everyone equal voting rights. Skin color did not matter and African Americans were not to be discriminated upon. Monumentus for Blacks -
Black Panthers formed
Formed in Oakland California, the Black Panther party, were focused of helping and protecting fellow blacks from police brutality. Known as heros in the black community -
Loving v Virginia
Allowed interracial marriage after a white man tried to marry a black woman and virginia denied their request. They took this action to supreme court were they won the case. -
Minneapolis Riotsd
On their way to reach equality, blacks started riots in Minneapolis, yelling and screaming and burning buildings. Police were involved and one casualty was reported. -
Detroit Riots
A very bloody riot, in the the "long hot summer of 1967". Police and blacks were fighting in the streets, numerous deaths were reported. At one point, the US National Guard and the Army were called and this was by far the bloodiest event in the civil rights era. -
MLK assassination
This event took place on April 4th 1968. King was shot on his balcony in a Memphis motel. He was there to support a workers strike and was shot in the jaw on his way to dinner. The assassin was James Earl Ray, A hater of MLK. -
Robert Kennedy Assassination
Robert Kennedy was a senator that was just elected. He was giving his first speech and promises to his excited audience when suddenly he was shot multiple times by Sirhan. This took place in California on June 6th 1968
