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Plessy v.s. Ferguson
The U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the racist policy of segregation by legalizing “separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites. -
Brown v.s. Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimous decision that overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools. -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery City Bus and was arrested. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins -
Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 enter Central High School as federal troops oversee the situation sent by President Eisenhower. -
Sit-ins
4 black college students sat at an all-white lunch counter and started a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s store. -
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges is the first African-American to attend a previously all-white grade school. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom riders begin a bus ride through the South to protest segregation. -
Ole Miss integrated
James Meredith becomes the first African-American to enroll at the previously all-white University of Mississippi. -
Arrest of King
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham protesting in the “most segregated city in America.” -
Assassination of Medgar Evers
NAACP president of Mississippi Medgar Evers who was influential in integrating James Meredith into the University of Mississippi was shot and killed. -
March on Washington
More than 250,000 people, march on Washington to demand immediate passage of the civil rights bill. -
Church Bombing Birmingham
A bomb set by a KKK member in an African-American Baptist church kills four girls. -
24th amendment
Ratification of the 24th amendment to the US constitution banns poll taxes which have prevented many poor African-Americans from practicing their right to vote. -
Civil Rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the premier legislation for Civil Rights into law. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was shot and killed in New York by members of the Nation of Islam. -
March on Selma
A march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights begins. -
Voting Rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law outlawing literacy tests. -
California Race Riots
One week after Voting Rights Act was signed, race riots erupt in Watts, California. (last 6 days) -
Black Pantha
Huey Newton & Bobby Seale founded the “Black Power” political group known as the Black Panthers. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American supreme court justice. -
Assassination of MLJ
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis. -
RFK speech Indianapolis
In his presidential campaign speech in Indianapolis, Robert F. Kennedy informs the masses about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and manages to keep them calm -
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy, Senator from New York, was shot and killed by Sirhan Sirhan in California.
