Civil rigths movement

Kyla Sherrod

By EWinstead
  • Fair Deal

    Fair Deal

    Segregation of military
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    Ends segregation in public schools
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Civil Rights Movement Begins
  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine

    Eisenhower sends troops hesitantly to integrate public schools.
  • Greensboro 4

    Greensboro 4

    Sit in for Civil RIghts Movement
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders

    FIght to end segregation in interstate travel.
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    Led to the passage of Civil Rights Act and MLK Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech
  • Civil Rights Act 1964

    Civil Rights Act 1964

    Ends segregration in public schools
  • Selma March

    Selma March

    Known as "Bloody Sunday". Was a peaceful protest led by Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Voting Rights Act 1965

    Voting Rights Act 1965

    President L. Johnson signs Voting Rights Act 1965 , ending Literacy Test.
  • Supreme Court

    Supreme Court

    Thurgood Marshal was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Dies

    Martin Luther King Jr. Dies

    MLKJr. was assassinated on a balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray pled guilty to avoid getting the death penalty. Instead he recieved death by electocution.