Cry the Beloved Country - Civil Rights

By LTabor21
  • Cry the Beloved Country

    Cry the Beloved Country

  • King graduates from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga.,

    King graduates from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga.,

  • Truman signs Executive Order 9981

    Truman signs Executive Order 9981

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    Cry the Beloved Country

  • Civil Rights Struggles and Post-Civil Rights Period

    Civil Rights Struggles and Post-Civil Rights Period

  • Bantu Authorities Act established

  • Criminal Law Amendment Act

  • King is arrested for driving 30 mph in a 25 mph zone.

    King is arrested for driving 30 mph in a 25 mph zone.

  • Martin Luther King, Charles K. Steele, and Fred L. Shuttlesworth establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

    Martin Luther King, Charles K. Steele, and Fred L. Shuttlesworth establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

  • A large group of blacks in Sharpeville refused to carry their passes

  • Malcolm X is murdered. Three men are convicted of his murder.

    Malcolm X is murdered. Three men are convicted of his murder.

  • Martin Luther King, at age 39, is shot as he stands on the balcony outside his hotel room. Escaped convict and committed racist James Earl Ray is convicted of the crime.

    Martin Luther King, at age 39, is shot as he stands on the balcony outside his hotel room. Escaped convict and committed racist James Earl Ray is convicted of the crime.

  • Black History Month

    Black History Month

  • History of Martin Luther King Day

    History of Martin Luther King Day

  • Mandela initiated and led negotiations in the 1990s, and served as the first President of a democratic South Africa.

    Mandela initiated and led negotiations in the 1990s, and served as the first President of a democratic South Africa.