History Timeline

By AriannaNC

  • 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment was signed in 1865 to abolish slavery which freed slaves

  • Six-year-old Ruby Bridges is escorted by four armed federal marshals as she becomes the first student to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans.

    Armed marshalls escorted Ruby so they can keep her from getting hurt because she was attending a "white school" and many wanted to get rid of her

  • Freedom Rides - Kennedy Urges ‘Cooling Off’ Period

    When everyone wanted the freedom rides to end and for people to "cool off" it offended many African Americans because discrimination has been around for more than 100 years

  • Birmingham Campaign

    The Birmingham Campaign was a non-violent protest to change the citys discrimination laws

  • March on Washington

    The March on Washington was a protest to advocate civil rights for African Americans
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    MLK I have a dream speech

    Martin Luther King Jr gave a speech about protesting racism

  • President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act to prohibid discrimination in public places

  • Black religious leader Malcolm X is assassinated

    Malcolm X was assassinated because he was part of the Civil Rights Movement and a feud between followers of Malcolm and members of the extremist group he broke with last year, the Black Muslims.

  • Voting Rights Act

    Overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated

    Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated because he was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement

  • BLM George Floyd

    Black Lives Matter protest for George Floyd happened so defend his name and many others because of how brutal police officers were being to colored people at the time and some even ended up killed/dead