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Jackie Robinson joined the Kansas City Monarchs. He made a huge impact because it put an end to the 60 years of racial segregation in Major League Baseball. -
This was an executive order signed by President Truman to abolish racial discrimination in the U.S. military. -
A 381 day protest where man African Americans refused to ride buses due to the racial segregation. The buses made most money off of the African Americans. Many people who had cars would be an Uber driver or most people would start walking. -
A family tested that it was against the constitution for there to be white schools and African American schools. The brown side won 9-0. -
He was framed for cat calling a white woman. He was then kidnapped, beaten, shot in the head, and more. This led to a younger generation of African Americans to join the Civil Rights Movement. -
In Montgomery Alabama, Rosa Parks was sitting in a seat on the bus and refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. Rose Parks was later arrested for disorderly conduct but E.D. Nixon bailed her out of jail. -
This was a law signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to start protecting civil rights. -
With troops escorting them, 9 African Americans attended their first day at an all white school. -
Medgar Evers was murdered in his home because of his Civil Rights Movements and being apart of the NAACP. -
The "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. for a Civil Rights Movement. This took place during the March on Washington. -
The Church was bombed because it symbolized and was a rally for civil rights activist. The bombing killed 4 African American girls and injured more than 20. -
Malcolm X was 39 and was shot inside Harlem's Audubon Ballroom. It was the result of an argument between followers of Malcolm and members of a ground. -
This act enforced the fifteenth amendment to the constitution now allowing anyone to vote based off of race. -
The Black Panther party is an African American organization used for self defense. It was against all the -isms. -
Martin Luther Kind Jr. was shot on his balcony on the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was shot by James Earl Ray. This event marked the end of the Civil Rights Movement.