Civil rights time line

By Caleb
  • A Voting Rights Act was passed which in theory made it illegal for anyone to restrict the right of anybody to vote.

    A Voting Rights Act was passed which in theory made it illegal for anyone to restrict the right of anybody to vote.

    people cannot telling anyone that they cant vote

  • The Supreme Court declared segregation on buses that crossed state borders was illegal.

    Segregation is now illegal
  • This was the first year since 1881 without a lynching.

    This was the first year since 1881 without a lynching.

    1952 it was the first year that no one got lynched.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott began after the arrest of Rosa Parks.

    Montgomery Bus Boycott began after the arrest of Rosa Parks.

    There was a boycott
  • Martin Luther king jr became President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

    Martin Luther king jr became President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

    WOW
  • NAACP leader – Medgar Evers – was assassinated.

    NAACP leader – Medgar Evers – was assassinated.

    he was killed by a white man
  • Riots in Harlem

    Riots in Harlem

    1 died 118 injured 465 arrested
  • Dr. Martin Luther King was awarded the Noble Peace Prize.

    Dr. Martin Luther King was awarded the Noble Peace Prize.

  • Malcolm X was assassinated.

    Malcolm X was assassinated.

    Malcolm died
  • Martin Luther King was assassinated. The man convicted of his murder – James Earl Ray – was sentenced to 99 years prison but he denied having anything to do with the murder.

    Martin Luther King was assassinated. The man convicted of his murder – James Earl Ray – was sentenced to 99 years prison but he denied having anything to do with the murder.

    Martin Luther king JR died
  • the new right 1970

    the new right 1970