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History project

By Charlie D.
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    Jim Crow Laws

    Segregation in the usa, jim crow laws legalized segregation.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
  • Brown v. Board of Education Effects

    Brown v. Board of Education Effects

    A chart showing the number of integrated schools before and after the Supreme Court ruling in 1954.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest, this boycott led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
  • Jim crow laws map

    Jim crow laws map

    A map showing states with Jim Crow laws enforcing segregation in public places.
  • Lunch Counter Sit-ins

    Lunch Counter Sit-ins

    A photograph of students staging a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter to protest racial discrimination.

  • Greensboro Sit-ins

    Four Black students staged a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter, sparking nationwide protests.

  • Freedom rides

    Civil rights activists rode buses through the South to challenge segregation in interstate travel.
  • Freedom Rides Route Map

    Freedom Rides Route Map

    A map showing the bus routes taken by Freedom Riders in 1961 to challenge segregation in interstate travel.

  • March on Washington

    Over 250,000 people gathered for jobs and freedom; Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
  • Civil Rights March Attendance Over Time

    Civil Rights March Attendance Over Time

    A bar graph showing participation in major civil rights protests, including the 1963 March on Washington.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
  • Black Employment Rates Before and After Civil Rights Act

    Black Employment Rates Before and After Civil Rights Act

    A line graph showing changes in employment rates for African Americans after the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Prohibited racial discrimination in voting.
  • Voter Registration Before and After 1965

    Voter Registration Before and After 1965

    A table comparing Black voter registration percentages in Southern states before and after the Voting Rights Act.
  • Selma March "Bloody Sunday"

    Selma March "Bloody Sunday"

    A photograph or video showing the attack on peaceful protestors during the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965

  • Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

    King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, leading to nationwide riots.

  • Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.

    Supreme Court upheld busing as a way to desegregate schools

  • Civil Rights Restoration Act

    Expanded non-discrimination laws to institutions receiving federal funds.

  • Rodney King Riots

    Riots erupted in Los Angeles after police officers were acquitted in the beating of Rodney King.

  • Election of barak obama

    Obama became the first African American president of the U.S.

  • Shelby County v. Holder

    Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act by removing federal oversight on certain states.

  • Geroge Floyd Protests

    Nationwide protests erupted