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The Civil Rights Congress Formed
The Civil Rights Congress was formed from the merger of the International Labor Defense, the National Negro Congress, and the National Federation for Constitutional Liberties. -
First African American Pro Baseball Player
Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American professional baseball player and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. -
School Time
Eleven African Americans go to an all white's public school in Delaware. -
African Americans Boycott Bus System
In Montgomery, Alabama, while on a bus, Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat up to a white person which triggered a successful year-long boycott. -
Motown Records
A black man named Berry Gordy founded Motown Records. -
Freedom Rides
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) organizes Freedom Rides throughout the South to de-segregate interstate public bus travel. -
Minister Malcolm X
Malcolm X becomes national minister of the nation of Islam. -
MLK Jr. Famous Speech
Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. -
March of Washington, D.C.
Over 200,000 people march on Washington, D.C., in the biggest civil rights demonstration ever. -
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded
Dr Martin Luther King Jr is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
