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Truman signs Executive Order 9981, which states, "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin." Read more: Civil Rights Movement Timeline (14th Amendment, 1964 Act, Human Rights Law) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html#ixzz1nonDVTdP
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Attorney, Thurgood Marshall, is victorious in this court case that rules agaist segregation.
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Already sitting in an area of the bus designated for black passengers, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger. This small act of one young woman became an important symbol in the Civil Rights movement.
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The Help is based in the early 1960s
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Video Address at March on Washington, Washington, D.C.
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1967 Race Riots Major race riots in Newark, NJ (July 12-16) and Detroit (July 23-30) Major race riots take place in Newark (July 12–16) and Detroit (July 23–30). Read more: Civil Rights Movement Timeline (14th Amendment, 1964 Act, Human Rights Law) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html#ixzz1nopMitRY
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(Memphis, Tenn.) 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. Read more: Civil Rights Movement Timeline (14th Amendment, 1964 Act, Human Rights Law) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html#ixzz1oBi5Kmwo
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(not sure on exact date)
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The Help won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
