History

  • 14th amendment

    14th amendment
    The 14th Amendment gives citizenship to everyone born in the U.S
  • Jackie Robertson

    Jackie Robertson
    Jackie Robinson was the first Black player in Major League Baseball breaking the color barrier.
  • The murder of emit till

    The murder of emit till
    Accused of whistling at a white woman, and was kidnapped and killed by two white people.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott
    The Montgomery Bus Boycott started After Rosa Parks’s got arrested for sitting in the wrong place on the bus.
  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine
    The Little Rock Nine were nine Black students who joined an all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington
    Over 250,000 people gathered in Washington DC to demand equal rights for African Americans
  • “ I had a dream” speech

    “ I had a dream” speech
    Martin Luther King spoke about his dream for equal rights and an end to racism.
  • 16th St Church bombing

    16th St Church bombing
    in Birmingham, Alabama a bomb set by the Ku Klux Klan exploded killing 4 African American girls and injuring others.
  • Civil rights act

    Civil rights act
    The civil rights movement was a fight for equal rights for Black Americans
  • Loving v Virginia

    Loving v Virginia
    a Black woman and a white man, were arrested for marrying in Virginia.
  • Martin Luther kings assassination

    Martin Luther kings assassination
    King is shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.
  • Fair house act

    Fair house act
    it was illegal to refuse to sell or rent a home because of a person's race, religion, or other reasons.
  • Regret of University of cali

    Regret of University of cali
    Allan Bakke a white man was rejected from medical school he said it was unfair because the school saved spots for minority students.