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1961 BCE
John F. Kennedy's Role in the Civil Rights Movement
Although he himself did not support civil rights until he ran for president he did things to help.Many people believe that he changed his mind in order to appeal to the black vote. In his presidential election run, he promised that if he got in the office that he would start doing things immediately. When he was first elected many people saw none of these promises go through. Eventually, he did things like pressure federal organizations to hire African Americans and enforced rights for blacks. -
1942 BCE
CORE
The Congress of Racial Equality was founded in 1942, and along with other organizations launched the freedom rides, the March on Washington, and the freedom summer voter regrestation project. -
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded by a group of people and led my W.E.B. Dubois. This organization was created for political equality and civil rights. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This was a landmark supreme court case that ruled segregation in schools unconstitutional. -
Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws had been around since the 1870's. These were the laws that contributed to the segregation of minorities in public and in the school system.They slowly came to an end with the Brown vs. Education case. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act made it illegal to discriminate against a person based on religion, race, color, sex, or national origin. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King first made his huge debt with the Montgomery Bus boycott. He helped organize and lead this boycott that lasted 381 days. After the boycott, King went on to be a well-known civil rights leader that helped make a change. -
SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was a civil rights group that was lead by Dr. Martin Luther King.They played a huge role in the betterment of African Americans. -
Little Rock Nine
This was a group of nine African-American students who were enrolled into Little Rock Central High school. This was a segregated school and the little Rock Nine were supposed to integrate the school. -
Greensboro Woolworth Sit-ins
Four African American young men staged a sit-in at whites only lunch counter. They were refused service but they still stayed and did not give up their seats. They stayed until the restaurant closed and came back the next day with more people. -
SNCC
This was a committee that was formed in order to give young blacks a voice in the civil rights movement. This committee was formed because the SCLC was formed for more adult blacks and the youth felt less out of touch with this committee. -
John F. Kennedy's Role in the Civil Rights Movement
When John F. Kennedy first ran for president his views on civil rights seemed to change. Before that, he was not an advocate for civil rights. Many people believed that he changed his "views" in order to get the black vote. When he first got into office all of those promises did not come through. Eventually, Kennedy started doing things like enforcing the government to employ African Americans and sent in federal help to enforce integration and break up riots. -
James Meredith and Ole Miss
James Meredith was an African American man who tried to enroll in the University of Mississippi. There was a supreme court case surrounding his admission ad the court ruled in his favor.The government eventually had to force Ole Miss to integrate. -
24th Amendment
This amendment got rid of the poll tax that voters used to have to pay when voting for federal officials. -
Lyndon B. Johnson's Role in the Civil Rights Movement
The main involvement that President Johnson was involved in was the signing of the Civil Rights act which made it illegal for someone to discriminate against someone based on their color, religion,race, and sex. He also signed the Voting act of 1965 which was set to overcome the barriers that were keeping African Americans from voting. -
Lyndon B. Johnson's Role in the Civil Rights Movement
President Johnson was the signer of the Civil rights act of 1964 and the Voting rights act of 1965. Both of this act worked towards the betterment of African American people The Civil rights act of 1964 banned any type of discrimination based on race,sex, religion, and color. The voting rights act of 1965 was made in order to get rid of barriers that were keeping African Americans from voting. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a very influential civil rights leader. He was known to be apart of the Nation of Islam. On February 12, 1965, he as assassinated. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act was made to get rid of boundaries that were preventing African Americans their right to vote. This right was given to them by the 15th amendment. -
Black Power and Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael was a black man from Trinidad that became a Civil Rights activist and made the term black power. He was in the freedom riders and he spent time in jail because of his work with them. He originally believed in the nonviolent approach, but he eventually strayed away from that.His formation of his won organization and the term black power encouraged many others. -
Black Panthers and Huey Newton
The Black Panther party was a civil rights group that was founded by Huey Newton in the 1960s.The Black Panthers did not believe in peaceful protest. They used violence to get their points across. The goal of the black panthers was to make more achievements and goals for the black community.Eventually in the 1970's he changed the black panther's movement to a more socialist view. -
Kerner Commission
This was a commission that had 11 members that investigated the causes surrounding race riots that occurred in 1967.This commission was headed by Governor Otto Kerner who was advised by President Johnson.In the Kerner Commission's report, it stated that these riots were started because of racial tensions in America. They blamed White racism on the fault of these riots and I could not disagree. -
Assassination of MLK, Jr.
On this day Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King was shot by a sniper on the balcony of his hotel. This hit many Americans very hard. Many African Americans were outraged by this news. Although King wanted people of all backgrounds to come together his death seemed to separate them even more.