Civil Rights Timeline - Annika Farson

By Annika Farson

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Supreme Court case decision to integrate public schools.

  • Emmett Till Murder

    Murder of African American teenager from Chicago, caused media outrage.
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    Montgomery Bus Boycotts

    Boycotts to integrate the Montgomery bus system, inspired by Rosa Parks.
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    Little Rock Nine

    Nine high school students in Little Rock, Arkansas went to white high school. Governer called in state troopers to stop them, president intervened.

  • Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-Ins

    Protests to integrate lunch counters/draw media coverage.
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    Freedom Bus Rides

    Bus rides to integrate bus stops and waiting areas for the interstate bus, which was already integrated.
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    Birmingham Protests

    Student protests in Birmingham. Dr. King was arrested, wrote "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."

  • March on Washington

    Led by MLK - it was the site of the "I Have a Dream" Speech. Prompted the Civil Rights Act.
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    Mississippi Freedom Summer

    Activist movement to help African Americans in Mississippi register to vote.

  • Civil Rights Act

    Banned discrimination against people on the basis of color, race, religion, etc.
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    Selma Marches

    A series of three marches, advocating for the voting rights of African Americans.

  • Voting Rights Act

    Banned Jim Crow Measures designed to prevent African Americans from voting, and set up a monitoring system for voting in the South.