Civil Rights Timeline Assignment

  • Montegomery Bus Boycott

    Place-Montegomery, Alabama
    Methods-Peaceful Boycott
    Leaders-Dr.Martin Luther King Jr
    Result-Supreme Court ruled Montegomery segregation law was unconstitutional
  • Little Rock Nine

    Place-Little Rock, Arkansas
    Methods- Non-Violent Act
    Leaders- Little Rock Nine
    Result- Some African Americans were able to attend white schools.
  • Greensboro Sit-In

    Place- Greensboro, North Carolina
    Methods-Civil Disobedience
    Leaders- Greensboro 4
    Result- Sit-ins would be available to African Americans and would be served
  • Freedom Riders

  • Wilmington Riots

    Place- Wilmington, North Carolina
    Methods-Violent Protest
    Leaders- The ten who were convicted
    Result- Ten people were convicted of arson and were sentenced.