The Civil Rights Movement Timeline

Brown V. Board of education

May 17, 1954

African American girl who was denied admission to her school near her in Topeka,Kansas because of her race. The Brown V. Board of education addressed the issue of a general ruling on segregation.They ruled that segregation in schools is unconstitutional

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dec 5, 1955

Women named Rosa parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white person. The Supreme court declared the decision of a special three-judge panel. Alabamas law requiring segregation on buses unconstitutional

The Little Rock 9

Sep 4, 1957

Little Rock, Arkansas highschool won a court order that had nine african americans students attend central high, a school with all white people. Govenor ordered troops to prevent the students from entering.

Sit-In Movement

Feb 1, 1960

Young African American students staged a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro,North Carolina, and refused to leave after being denied service.

Freedom riders

May 4, 1961

African Americans and Whites traveled to the south to draw attention to refusal to integrate bus terminal. The riders were b eaten up by a gang of young men that were armed with baseball bats, chains and lead pipes.

James Meredith and the Desegregation of Universities

May 1, 1962

African American attempted to enroll to college. His admission was delayed because of his race. His name is James Meredith. He was a air force veteran. Pres. Kennedy dispatched 500 federal marshals to escort meredith to campus.

March on Washington

Jun 28, 1963

Civil rights advocates marched on washington for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. Dr. Luther King Jr. made the I have a dream speech which he is famous for.

Malcolm X and the Civil Rights Movement

Feb 21, 1965

African American leader in the civil rights movement. His views on civil rights were that he wanted the act to be passed right away and not have to wait for it to be passed and demanded equality. Because he critized an organization and the memebers of the organization assasinated him because of this.

Voting Rights Among Minorities

Aug 3, 1965

Voting rights among minorities is about how the voting rights for african americans were not secure. The civil rights act helped alot of things but the voting. U.S. attorney general to send federal examiners to register qualified voters, passing local officials who would refuse african americans from being able to register.

Urban Problems and the Black Panthers

1966

African Americans Lived in poor neighborhoods, It was overcrowded in major cities and dirty. Infant and illness deaths rates were high. The black panthers were a organization that was found by college students and their views on civil rights was that revolution was a necessity for the U.S. and informed African Americans to arm themselves for the fight against the whites for equal rights.