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Brown V. Board of Education
Brown V. Board of Education Supreme Court decision declares segregation in public schools unconstitutional. Oliver Brown suit against the BOE in Topeka after his daughter was denied access to a white elementary school. -
Rosa Parks arrested
Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man on a crowded bus in Alabama. She was a civil rights activist she also launched a bus boycott with 17,000 AA citizens. This lead to the Montgomery bus boycott (December 5, 1955). -
Start of Little Rock 9
Little Rock 9 was the first 9 AA students to attend Little Rock High School(all white school). On the first day the National Guard came and stopped them from going into the school; they ended up having to go home, that day. -
MLK jr. Famous Speech
MLK jr.'s most famous speech was his "I have a dream" speech. This speech was during the March On Washington. He also was the president of the SCLC and lead many peaceful marches. He was also one of the most publicised activists during the civil rights movement. -
Poll Tax on African American voters gone
The Poll Tax on AA to make it harder, or impossible, for them to be able to vote was outlawed when the 24th amendment was passed. -
The Start of Freedom Summer
The 1st day of "Freedom Summer" 300 volunteers came to help AA's register to vote. They brought black and white college students to help AA's register to vote. Fannie Lou Hamer helped organize Freedom Summer. -
Activist deaths by ku klux klan
Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney were all murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi . All 3 men were civil rights activists trying to help AA's vote. -
Assassnation of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was murdered by Thomas Hagan in Washington Heights. Malcolm X was a civil rights activist and part of the Nation of Islam. -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act made it so the government can't make any laws against a certain race. For example, this took away to tax a certain race when voting. -
Watts Riot
The Watts Riots in LA lasted for 6 days, until the National Guard made a curfew. They started because an AA man, Frye, was arrested for supposedly being intoxicated while driving. -
The Black Panther Party was Founded
The Black Panther Party was founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton. The Black Panther Party was a group to support Black Nationalism, and self-defense. -
Loving v. Virginia
In Loving v. Virginia the Supreme Court ruled that prohibiting interracial marriage is unconstitutional 9 years after a white man and a colored women, illegally, were married. -
Detroit Riot
The Detroit Riot was a series of violent interactions between city police and a mainly AA neighborhood. After Police raided an illegal club, arresting many AA's. -
Assassination of MLK jr.
MLK jr. was and still is one of the most influential civil rights activists. He conducted peaceful protests, marches, boycotts, and speeches. He was assassinated by James Earl Ray in the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
This act prohibited the discrimination of AA's in housing.