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NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in 1909, but played a predominant role in the civil rights movement. The association's purpose is to fight for the rights of colored people to advance in society -
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Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan was a feminist and women's rights activist who boldly shared her ideas through her writings. She is famous for her book "The Feminine Mystique" and is remembered as a leader of the feminist movement. -
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Brown vs. Board of Education
In the summer of 1950, 13 parents took their children to white only schools, closer to their neighborhoods than black only schools, and attempted to enroll them for the upcoming school year. All the children were denied admission, causing the parents to file a lawsuit that went all the way to The Supreme Court where their decision was unanimous to end segregation in public schools, as the black schools were not equal to the white schools. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
In the early 1950's, the buses in Montgomery, Alabama were segregated, causing blacks to fight back and refuse to ride the buses. The boycott lasted 381 days until a court ruled that the buses be desegregated. -
Latino Movement
The Latino movement was to enhance the rights of Latinos in the United States. It was focused on working rights, farming rights, land owning rights and voting rights. -
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Feminist Movement
The purpose of the feminist movement in the 1960s was to rid of workplace inequality. The movement slowed down after The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, because it prohibited discrimination based on gender, however it is still alive today. -
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Counterculture
Counterculture was an anti-establishment style that became popular in the early 1960s. The central theme of it was going against the norm and status quo. People who took part in counterculture were often referred to has "hippies" -
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Freedom Riders
The freedom riders was was group made up of African Americans and whites who protested segregation in interstate bus terminals. The group traveled throughout the south with their protest. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington is one of the most recognizable protests from the 1960s, as MLK gave his famous "I have a dream..." speech here. The march was organized in support of political and social struggles of African Americans. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public places made it illegal to discriminate based on race, religion, sex, or origin. President John F. Kennedy proposed the legislation, and President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law. -
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Selma March
The Selma to Montgomery march was attempted multiple times, but was continuously met with resistance from the state. The march finally happened under National Guard protection and lasted three days, helping to raise awareness for voting rights. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to end racial discrimination in voting. Prior to the act, many southern states had prerequisites for voting, including literacy tests, and were no longer allowed to practice these. -
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Watts Riots
The Watts Riots took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, and resulted in over 14,000 National Guardsmen being called in to settle the protesters down. The riots began because of the Watts neighborhood's disappointment with employment opportunities, housing, and schooling. -
Black Power
"Black Power" was a slogan used starting in the summer of 1966 as part of the movement for blacks to continue the fight for equality. Dr. Martin Luther King was against the slogan, as it carried a negative connotation. -
MLK's Assassination
Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated at the age of 39 in Memphis, Tennessee when he was standing on a hotel balcony. King was struck in the neck by a sniper's bullet and was rushed to the hospital, but was pronounced dead within an hour.
