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Plessy vs 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 vs Board of Education
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimous decision that overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools. -
Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi.
In 1955, in Money, Mississippi, Emmett Till was murdered by two local white men who were not accused of the crime that they had committed. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery City Bus and was arrested. -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins.
Due to the segregation of the 50's society the black people were tired of being oppressed on the buses as well as everywhere else. So all of the people in Montgomery had decided to boycott the bus system. -
Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 enter Central High School as federal troops oversee the situation sent by President Eisenhower -
The Sit-in
4 black college students sat at an all-white lunch counter and started a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s store. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom riders begin a bus ride through the South to protest segregation. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham protesting in the “most segregated city in America.” -
March on Washington
More than 250,000 people, march on Washington to demand immediate passage of the civil rights bill. -
Civil Rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the premier legislation for Civil Rights into law. -
A march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights begins.
The march from Selma to Montgomery had began like it was meant to. Just on a normal peaceful protest like the were told to be on. But once they had reached the other side of the bridge they were forced to turn around in a highly brutal manner. -
Voting Rights
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law outlawing literacy tests. -
Black Power Movement
Huey Newton & Bobby Seale founded the “Black Power” political group known as the Black Panthers. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is killed
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis.
