mwh project

By Caleb Rowland

  • It is alot easier to view in the list mode near the bottom :D just cause theres a pretty big time jump

  • Jim Crow laws are in affect

    Throughout Reconstruction and the civil rights movement African americans began to take more and more positions of power. Eventually taking positions in government and using that to push the movement forward. Even with the passing of the 14th and 15th amendment there was still a lot of resistance, mostly coming from the south. Jim Crow laws were created in the south to keep separation.

  • Bus Boycott

    We all know the story of Rosa Parks. She didn't move when she was told to. When word got out of her arrest it sparked an entire movement. Her story had a hand in the creation of the Montgomery Improvement association which was a group with many strong african american leaders. The most notable being Martin Luther King Junior.

  • Bus Boycott ends

    After 381 days the bus boycott ends when the supreme court rules segregated seating as unconstitutional.

  • Little Rock Nine

    After Brown Vs. the Board of Education the desegregation truly started. A group of 9 students were at the front of the effort, facing constant violence and angry mobs. Even when escorted by military personnel they still had to leave the premises for their own safety. Eventually President Eisenhower intervened and had Federal troops escort kids for the entire day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym8rdtq-KBE

  • Woolworth Lunch Counter

    Four college students refused to leave after not getting service at a restaurant. As days passed, many people joined them in their peaceful protest, eventually these sit ins became known as the Greensboro sit-ins.

  • Freedom Riders

    The Freedom Riders were a group of 13 people who were testing the Supreme Courts decision to make segregating interstate facilities unconstitutional.The Freedom RIders met resistance from many white people as well as police officers. Eventually the trip was so unsafe the needed police escort and federal marshalls. On May 24, 1961 the Freedom Riders were arrested for trespassing on a "white only" Facility. Attorneys for the NAACP brought the topic up to the supreme court who reversed the charges

  • The march on Washington

    The march on Washington
    The March on Washington was organized by leaders such as A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin and Martin Luther King Junior. Over 200,000 people of assorted races gathered to march peacefully on Washington. The March on Washington was also when the "I Have a Dream" speech occured, which bolstered the entire civil rights movement.

  • JIm Crow laws are abolished

    In 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act which legally ended segregation and Jim Crow laws

  • Malcolm X was assassinated

  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday
    On March seventh around 600 peaceful protestors participated in the Selma to Montgomery march and were faced with Alabama state and local police. The protesters pushed on and were beaten and tear gassed, many ended up being hospitalized. The even later became known as Bloody Sunday

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    This act banned all voter literacy tests and provided federal examiners in many places. It also led to the removal of poll taxes, as they were unconstitutional.

  • Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated

    Martin Luther King Jr. was a huge figure head of the civil rights movement. As the movement went on a continued his name and presence carried more power, and his voice had more impact. His death had the same affecting as it caused people to push even harder for what was right.

  • Fair housing act is passed

    Mere days after King's assassination the Fair Housing Act was passed. The Fair Housing Act prevented discrimination based on race, sex, national origin, and religion when looking for housing.

  • My sources :D had no where else to put em

    History.com Editors. “Civil Rights Movement.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 27 Oct. 2009, www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#section_3.
    History.com Editors. “Jim Crow Laws.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 28 Feb. 2018, www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/jim-crow-laws.
    “American Civil Rights Movement.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/event/American-civil-rights-movement.