-
The Civil Rights Campaign starts
-
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott
After Rosa Parks’ arrest, Martin Luther King led the Montgomery Bus Boycott. It lasted over a year and ended with a Supreme Court ruling against bus segregation. -
The boycott is over!
Black passengers began riding integrated buses, marking a key victory for civil rights. -
Abernathy's bomb attack
Bombs hit Black ministers’ homes in Montgomery, including Abernathy’s. It showed the danger civil rights leaders faced. -
“Give Us the Ballot” Speech
In Washington, D.C., King demanded voting rights for Black Americans at the Lincoln Memorial. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
While in jail for protesting, King wrote a letter defending peaceful protest and civil disobedience. -
“I Have a Dream” Speech
At the March on Washington, King shared his dream of racial equality and freedom for all. -
Nobel Peace Prize
King received the Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights efforts. -
Selma March (“Bloody Sunday”)
Marchers for voting rights were attacked by police; King later led peaceful marches that helped pass the Voting Rights Act. -
Assassination!
King was shot in Memphis while supporting striking workers. His death sparked national grief.