maria maxey civil rights timeline

Harry S. Truman

Jul 28, 1948

Truman signs Executive Order 9981

Brown vs, Board Education

May 17, 1954

Ruling that said that "seperate but equal" was unconstitutional in schools. Lead to integration

Rosa arrested

Dec 1, 1955

Rosa parks arrested for sitting in the front of the bus where whites sit.

James Meredith

Oct 1, 1962

James Meredith was the first black student to enroll in the Uniersity of Mississippi

The King Arrested

Apr 16, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama

Martin Luther King Jr. I Have A Dream

Aug 28, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr. presents his world famous I Have A Dream speech

March On Washington

Aug 28, 1963

200,000 people join the march on washington

Church bombed

Sep 16, 1963

4 little girls died in the bombing of a church in Birmingham, Alabama

Bloody Sunday

Mar 7, 1965

Many people injured one killed during bloody sunday

Bill Cosby

Sep 15, 1965

Bill Cosby is the first african-american to be a starring role on american television

Meredith March

Jun 5, 1966

James Meredith gets shot during a march

The King Dies

Apr 4, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr. gets shot on his balconey

Diahann Carroll

Sep 17, 1968

Diahann Carroll is the first African-American actress

Thriller

Nov 30, 1982

Micheal Jackson releases thriller, the top selling album of all time

Guion Bluford

Aug 30, 1983

Guion Bluford, first african-american in space

Rosa Dies

Oct 24, 2005

Rosa Parks dies at the age 92

President

Jan 30, 2009

First African-American president, Barack Obama