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Creation of the NAACP
People were concerned about the treatment of African Americans, leading to the formation of the NAACP. -
Scottsboro Boys
They were nine African American teens who had been accused of rape. They would be spared from execution but would stay in prison for many years. Even after leaving, they would be mentally scarred for the rest of their lives. -
Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier
Jackie Robinson, an African American baseball player, would prove to the world that it did not matter their skin color. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The Supreme Court signed a law that removed segregation from schools. -
The Murder of Emmitt Till
Two white boys would beat and kill a 14-year-old black child for whistling at a white woman. The two boys would boast about their atrocity and make many question the state of the civil rights moment at the time. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Multiple African Americans boycotted buses and took alternate routes due to the Rosa Parks incident. This would lead to the profits of the bus companies drastically lowering due to the African American population being a majority of the bus riders. -
The Little Rock 9
9 teenagers would leave their homes and attempt to stand up for the civil rights movement. The media would call them "Little Rock 9" -
Ruby Bridges desegregate elementary school in New Orleans
Ruby, a young African American child, had been chosen to be one of the first to fight against segregation in schools. -
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
MLK would be given a letter from the white pastors to be more patient and to hold off, which he would write back informing them the time to take action was now. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, making most forms of segregation Illegal. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Civil Rights leader Malcolm X was assassinated, supposedly by his former Islamic group. -
Creation of the Black Panthers
A group of African Americans would group together to help defend others against the violence of the police. -
Thurgood Marshall Named Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall is appointed as the first black Supreme Court Justice. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on a balcony in his motel. -
Election of Barack Obama
Barack Obama was elected as the first black president.