Civil Rights Timeline

By JacobA14
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    U.S Supreme Court declared that state laws establishing separate schools based on race as unconstitutional
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Rosa Parks sparks the Montgomery bus boycott which lasts 381 days
  • Martin Luther King Jr. imprisoned

    Martin Luther King Jr. imprisoned

    Martin Luther King Jr. is imprisoned in Birmingham and starts his letter from Birmingham jail
  • The March to Washington

    The March to Washington

    Thousands of African American and white protester march to Washington, and Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act

    Ended segregation in public places and discrimination at work
  • Malcolm X, is assassinated

    Malcolm X, is assassinated

    Civil rights leader Malcolm X is killed
  • The Selma Campaign

    The Selma Campaign

    A peaceful march from Selma to Montgomery to register black voters
  • Voting Rights Act

    Voting Rights Act

    Overcame legal barriers that did not allow blacks to vote
  • Creation of the Black Panthers

    Creation of the Black Panthers

    Created for the self-defense of blacks
  • Martin Luther King Jr., is assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr., is assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr, is shot and killed