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James Meredith filed suit alleging that the university of Mississippi (Ole Miss) had denied him access to the college because of his race. After the fact, James Meredith became the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi paving the path for African American education. -
Jackie Robinson was the first African American man to play in Major League Baseball. This was known as breaking the color barrier, a monumental moment not only for sports, but all parts of life. However Jackie was met with pushback by fans and even security guards of opposing teams. He was threatened to be beaten if he didn’t get off the field, pitchers would intentionally throw at him because of his race. This push back drove Jackie further and ultimately changes sports forever. -
The executive order 9981 was an order placed by president Truman in order to desegregate the military. Prior to this order the military was divided by the race and gender of the individuals. However after this order, the military was desegregated and all individuals were seen as equal in the military forces. -
This was a longer battle for the desegregation of public schools. The fight was eventually successful and schools were desegregated. It was ruled that school must be desegregated because it was believed that segregation in a public school was unconstitutional.
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A white woman had said she didn’t like the way that Emmett Till projected himself towards her, saying he made advances at her. Because of this he was murdered by the white men she told. -
This incident eventually led to the bus boycott and for all the right reasons. This happened because after a white male had asked Rosa Parks to move and she said no, she was arrested. Thus causing the major event that is the bus boycott. -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a result of the Rosa Parks incident, after this the boycott began and the people demanded the desegregation of public transportation.
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The Supreme Court had ruled that segregation of public transportation was unconstitutional, meaning that all states, even Alabama, had to desegregate buses and other forms of public transportation. -
Nine African American students made their way to central high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. These nine children were the first African American students to desegregate a public white school. On the first day they were met with thousands in a crowd, supporters and protestors, however that did not stop these nine from paving a path for the rest of America. -
These were nonviolent protests where African Americans would sit in the white side of restaurants. Seems like a harmless act, however when in the restaurants they were met with heavy pushback from workers and even other civilians. They would be punched and beaten, but they were trained not to react. The beatings those who participated in the sit ins were nothing shy of brutal.
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The Freedom Riders was a non violent protest where the goal was to desegregate buses for the population, however when the buses got to Montgomery they were attacked. The buses were attacked by the KKK and other racist white families. Buses were set on fire, people were burned alive. However this movement gained national attention to show how truly horrible segregation was. -
The Birmingham Campaign was a series of protests organized by the SCLC in the hopes of ending segregation in Birmingham Alabama. During the campaign protests were strictly peaceful, they used boycotts and sit ins. After being met with a lot of push back, the Birmingham Campaign was a pivotal point in ending segregation in Birmingham Alabama. -
The March on Washington is one of the most famous events in American history, this is where Martin Luther King Jr gave his “I had a dream” speech, pushing for equal jobs and freedoms. -
This march showed a peaceful protest that was met with heavy pushback. It was supposed to be a peaceful march for freedom from Selma to the capital in defense of their rights. After crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge protesters were met by local police and state troopers. They were given the choice to retreat, however they wanted to continue their march. Although they were met with the bat and gun. An outburst of rage came from the police officers killing and injuring many of the protesters.
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This was a staple event in the civil rights movement. This law officially made it so discrimination or segregation can no longer influence the voting system in the United States. This event was a huge mountain that was always a goal to overcome, and in 1965 a dream shared by so many was finally able to be seen. -
The Black Panthers were the first civil rights group to be ok with defending themselves. They believed that if they were going to be beaten, why should they just sit there and take it when they can defend themselves. They believed that self defense was a key value in the group. -
This law was a landmark decision made by the Supreme Court that ruled against state laws banning interracial marriages. The Supreme Court ruled that banning interracial marriages went against the 14 amendment. Thus being said the Supreme Court ruled it was unjust to ban interracial marriages. -
This was a turntable event in the fight for civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr was not only the leader of the SCLC but was just a major leader in the civil rights movement. On April 4, while in a hotel Martin Luther King Jr was shot and rushed to a hospital where he was then announced dead. -
After many battles and laws already starting to make moves against segregation, the Fair Housing Act is another huge movement in the civil rights fight. The Fair Housing Act prohibited discrimination when buying or selling a home, meaning that anybody of age no matter the race, sexual orientation, or sexuality could buy a home equally. -
This act promoted and made it official that job opportunities had to be equal for all. Not just African Americans, but women as well. There were and shall no longer be job opportunities decided upon by race or gender. -
This amendment prohibited the sex based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities. Meaning the public schools can not discriminate based on sex.