The Civil Rights Movement

Brown v. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

Brown v. BOE was a Supreme Court case in 1954. Brown claimed the schools for black children were not equal to the ones for white children. The court ruled the plaintiff was deprived of their 14th amendment.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dec 5, 1955

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil right protest. During this African Americans refused to ride city busses in Montgomery, Alabama. They did this to protest segregated seating.

Little Rock Nine

Sep 24, 1957

The Little Rock Nine was a group of 9 black students who enrolled at a white school to test Brown v. BOE. On the first day of class the governor of Arkansas called to block them from going in. Later on in the future, president Dwight D Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort them in.

The Sit in Movement

1960

The Sit in Movement was a civil rights protest in 1960. Young African American students organized a sit in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro North Carolina after being denied service. This spread throughout the south. Many were arrested for trespassing.

Freedom Riders

1961

Freedom Riders were a group of white and African American civil rights activists who traveled on Freedom Rides. Bus trips to the south to protest segregated bus stations. They got a lot of and hate and violence but drew a lot of attention to the civil rights movement.

Malcom X

1963

Malcom X was a African American leader in the Civil Rights movement. He was also a minister and supporter of black nationalism. He believed African Americans needed to protect themselves at all costs.

The March on Washington

Aug 23, 1963

The March on Washington was a large protest March. Around 250,000 people got together in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. This was the get attention to the inequalities and challenges African Americans were still facing.

Urban problems and The Black Panthers

1966

The Black Panthers was a political group founded in 1966. It was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. They founded it to challenge police brutality against African Americans. They organized armed citizen patrols in different cities.

James Meredith and the Desegregation of Southern Universities

Jun 6, 1966

James Meredith was a civil rights activist who was shot. He was the first African American student to attend The University of Mississippi. He was shot by a sniper after starting his own civil rights March through the south known as March Against Fear.