Civil Rights Timeline

By Brady1234
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    Brown v. Board of education

    Supreme court that dealt with segregated schools. They wanted black people to be able to go to white schools

  • Emmett Till Murder VBO

    In the summer of 1955, Emmett Till visited his family in Mississippi. After being accused of whistling at a woman he was kidnapped by her family and brutally murdered and the court found the family not guilty.
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    Montgomery Bus Boycott A/P/NV

    It all started when Rosa Parks refused to leave her seat whenever she decided to ride at the front of the bus. Soon after African Americans didn't ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama to protest segregated seating.

  • Civil Rights Act Of 1957 A/NV

    Dwight Eisenhower established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department. It also made sure colored people weren't taken their privilege of voting
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    little rock nine VBP/VPO

    This is where 9 African American students enrolled at little rock highshcool. The governor threatened to shut down the school. They brought the National Guard to protect the students
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    Greensboro Sit In A/P/NV

    The Greensboro Sit-In was a civil rights protest in which several young African Americans staged a sit-in at a lunch counter at a segregated restaurant and refused to leave after being denied service. It soon made its way to several college towns throughout the South.
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    Freedom Rides A/P/VBO

    It was a series of protests done by colored and white people riding together on buses. Soon after people got hurt and killed from buses being exploded and people trying to harm and kill the protesters
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    Albany Campaign A/P/NV

    The goal of the Albany campaign was to put an end to segregation in the city. They also wanted to free those who had been arrested while peacefully protesting.
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    Birmingham Movement P/VBO

    The movement's goal was to bring national attention to trying to end segregation. Bull Connor a racist police officer started to assault the peaceful protesters by letting dogs out and firing hoses at them

  • Assassination of MLK VBO

    MLK was in Memphis, TN when a bullet struck his jaw and severed his spinal cord and was taken to a hospital soon after. Ater his death his followers started to use more aggressive types of protesting

  • Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools A/SCC/NV

    This supreme court case made the 14th amendment which basically gave rights to all humans born in the U.S. or naturalized there. It made sure all children no matter what race can ride the same bus as other

  • Shirley Chisolm’s Presidential Campaign A/NV

    Shirley started to explore her candidacy in July 1971. A while later in January 1972 she announced her presidential bid
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    Hank Aaron’s Home Run Record A/NV

    Hank Aaron hit 755 home runs. It was the first time a person of color had that big of a achievement in baseball

  • Barbara Jordan’s Address at the Democratic National Convention A/NV

    Jordan wanted the Americans to commit to a national community and common good. Jordan was the first black woman to ever deliver a keynote address at a major party convention

  • University of California Regents vs. Bakke A/SCC/NV

    It was a case that called out a college that didn't let colored people in and said they violated the equal protection clause. It ended with the college letting everyone no matter what race in