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Plessy v. Ferguson
Court ruled in favor of segregation in rail road cars. The beginning of "separate but equal." -
Founding of NAACP
W. E. B. Dubois joined others, such as Jane Addams, to form the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -
Integrating Baseball
Jackie Robinson was the first black man integrated into the MLB. He paved the way for integration in all sports. -
Integrating The Military
President Harry Truman ordered integration of all units in the armed forces. -
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Brown v. Board of Education
Oliver Brown sued the Board of Education in Topeka, trying to get his daughter into a better school. The case ruled in his favor, and ended segregation in all public schools in America. Undid the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896. -
The Murder of Emmett Till
An African American teen was flirting with a white girl. A lynch mob formed aro
Und him and he was killed. The violence shocked the country. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, and was arrested for it. The majority of bus riders at the time were black, and they boycotted the bus system. -
The Little Rock Nine
Nine black students were integrated into Little Rock's Central High School. They faced a lot of abuse. -
Greensboro Sit-In
Four black college students in Greensboro, North Carolina refused to get up from a "whites only" counter until they were served. -
Freedom Rides
This protested segregation in interstate travel. 13 Freedom Riders set out on two buses. They successfully integrated a few bus stations, but then they attacked. -
Birmingham March
The SCLC launched large demonstrations protesting discrimination in Birmingham. Police used violence against the peaceful protesters. Many victims were children. Eventually, authorities agreed to desegregate. -
March on Washington
People led a march in the nation's capital to reinforce JFK's new civil rights bill. This was the march where MLK made his most famous speech. -
Civil Rights Act
After JFK was assassinated before he could get his bill to pass, his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, gets the legislation to go through. It ends segregation in public facilities and outlawed discrimination in employment. -
Malcolm X Assassinated
While speaking at a rally for his organization in New York, Malcolm X was shot and killed. -
Selma March
Marchers protested the lack of voting rights for Black Americans. Again, racist people responded with violence. -
Voting Rights Act
Passed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, it aimed to overcome the barriers African Americans faced in excercizing their right to vote. -
Watts Riots
Race riots that took place in Los Angeles. It was another example of police violence against black citizens.
