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Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Ruling
Brown v. Board of Education court Ruling was Brown winning with it being ruled as separating children in public schools due to race was unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till is murdered
14 year old Emmett Till, an African American from Chicago, is murdered for suspectedly flirting with a white woman days prior. -
Rosa Parks Arrest and Release
Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. Later was bailed out of jail by Edgar Daniel Nixon, only being in jail a few hours. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a touch over a year long battle, in Montgomery, Alabama, and ended on December 20th, one year after starting. The Boycott was a response to racial segregation on the city's buses. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957 is passed
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed as a law by President Eisenhower. Securing protection for people's civil rights in the United States. -
Integration of Ole Miss Riots
This was riots on the campus of the University of Mississipi in Oxford with locals and students and others gathered to protest James Meredith from integrating into their all white school. -
The Birmingham Children’s March
This was a protest done by a bunch of kids who skipped school to attend. Was to protest segregation like many others. Ended with a lot of them being arrested. -
Medgar Evers shooting
Around Midnight, in Jackson, Mississippi, 37-year-old Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot and killed. Coming home from a walk after a meeting at NAACP. -
"I have a dream"
The "I have a dream" speech was done by Martin Luther King Jr. and was like other acts done at this time, was about putting an end to segregation and asking for Civil and Economic rights. He gave this speech during the March on Washington, which was for jobs and freedom. -
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
This was a Church bombing by a white supremacist terrorist group. Killing four African-American girls and injuring 20 others in the process. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was done by Kennedy, who was a main pusher for this before he died. Which was later signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson just a few hours after being passed by Congress. -
Malcolm X is murdered
Malcolm X was murdered when 3 men shot him 21 times shortly before he was planning to speak in New York. -
Black Panther Party is formed
The Balck Panther party was founded in California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, who met each other at a College in Oakland. -
Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court ruling
This was a Supreme Court ruling that laws banning interracial marriage were violating the Equal protection and Due process parts of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. -
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated
James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King. And was most likely due to his distaste for the Civil Rights Movement.