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Creation of the NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination". -
Scottsboro Boys
The Scottsboro Boys were nine black teenagers accused of rape in Alabama in 1931. -
Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier
On April 15, 1947, Robinson made his major league debut at age 28 at Ebbets Field before a crowd of 26,623 spectators, including more than 14,000 black patrons. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
The Murder of Emmett Till
The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till on August 28, 1955, galvanized the emerging Civil Rights Movement. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine were a group of African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. -
Ruby Bridges desegregate elementary school
Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (born September 8, 1954) is an American activist known for being the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South. -
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
The Letter from Birmingham Jail is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King, Jr. The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism, arguing that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. -
Creation of the Black Panthers
The Black Panther Party or BPP (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a black revolutionary socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. -
Thurgood Marshall Named Supreme Court Justice
On June 13, 1967, President Johnson nominated Marshall to the Supreme Court following the retirement of Justice Tom C. Clark, saying that this was "the right thing to do, the right time to do it, the right man and the right place." -
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. -
Election of Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II, is the 44th and current President of the United States, and the first African American to hold the office. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.