Civil Rights/Vietnam War Timeline

By Jslice143

  • Diem Bien Phu

    Vietnamese defeat French and gain independance.

  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    The US Supreme Court declared seperatwe but equal unequal and reversed Plessy vs. Ferguson.

  • Geneva Accord

    The Geneva Accord creates a cease-fire as French troops withdraw from Vietnam.

  • Rosa Parks Arrested

    Rosa Parks is arrested after refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger.

  • Bus Boycott Begins

    After Rosa Parks is arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, African-americans began boycotting buses.

  • Desegregation of the Montgomery Bus System

    The Montgomery Bus System desegregates.

  • Little Rock Nine

    US National Guard is deployed to escort the nine African-american students to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas

  • Sit-In At Woolworth's

    Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair, David Richmond, and Franklin McCain sat in at Woolworth's restaurant protesting racial discrimination.

  • Letter from Birmingham Jail

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. writes about social injustices and racial discrimination while in jail after being arrested for protesting.

  • King's Speech

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his famous speech of freedom and equality near the Lincoln Memorial.

  • Diem Executed

    Vietnamese generals overthrew Diem and executed him shortly afterwards.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Segregation is made illegal and gives the federal government power to prevent racial discrimination.

  • Gulf of Tonkin

    North Vietnamese fired torpedoes at two US destroyers.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The Senate & the House passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which authorized the president to take action against North Vietnamese attacks.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Congress passes the Voting Rights Act enabling African Americans to vote.

  • Tet Offensive

    North Vietnamese and Vietcong launch a massive suprise attack against the US.

  • Johnson Addresses the Public On National Television

    President Johnson addressed the public about the division in the country about the war and even in political parties.

  • Nixon Withdraws Troops

    President Nixon withdraws 25,000 troops from Vietnam.

  • National Guard Fires on College Students

    Ohio National Guard fires on college students protesting the war, killing four students.

  • Talks Break Off

    South Vietnamese president Thieu refused to agree with any plan that left North Vietnamese troops in the South.

  • An Agreement Is Signed

    South Vietnam agrees and signs a peace agreement with North Vietnam, ending the war.

  • US Embassy Overrun

    North Vietnamese overrun US embassy in Vietnam; United States withdraws from Vietnam.