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Brown v. Board of Education
In this case it was ruled segregation in schools was unconstitutional.
1. Plessy v. Ferguson
2. Linda Brown was denied access to her neighborhood school.
3. Segregation in schools was ruled unconstitutional. -
George Lee killed
In Belzoni, Mississippi, Rev. George Lee was killed for leading a vote registration drive. -
Emmett Till murdered
Emmett Louis Till was in Money, Mississippi when he talked to a white woman and was then later that night murdered for doing so. -
Rosa Parks arrested
Rosa Parks was an African American who refused to give her seat up to a white person which was against the laws at the time.
Because of this she was put in jail. -
Little Rock Crisis
9 African American students were admitted to Central High. Many protesters and riots tried to stop them and because of this the US government had the army come in to escort them into the school. -
Parker Lynched.
In Poplarville, Mississipi, Mack Charles Parker was taken from jail and then lynched -
Attack of Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders got on buses and didn't follow the segregation laws when riding. CORE helped organize these teams. Even some whites had joined and protested for equality and integration. -
James Meredith
James Meredith was rejected due to his race when he tried to enroll to Ole Miss. The president had to have the army escort him in and get his enrollment -
Medgar Evers Assasinated
Medgar evers was a civil rights activist in Mississippi. -
March on Washington.
The march on Washington was meant to promote the civil rights movement. MLK's I have a dream speech took place at the end of the march -
Louis Allen assassination
In Liberty, Mississippi, Louis Allen was assassinated due to being a witness of the murder of a civil rights worker. -
Civil Rights act of 1957
President Johnson passed this law in order to integrate schools and earn equal rights. It gave the government power to prevent racial discrimination. -
Civil Rights act of 1964
President Johnson signed the act. This outlawed discrimination based on race -
March to Selma
The march to Selma was organized to register African American voters in the South. As a result, a voting rights act was passed later that year. -
Benjamin Brown killed
In Jackson, Mississippi, Benjamin Brown, a civil rights worker, was killed when police fired on protestors -
Thurgood Marshall first black supreme court justice
Marshall started out in the legal counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People before becoming a supreme court justice. This was monumental because they were now controlling the law too for even more chances for integration. -
Assassination of MLK
After people heard of the assassination rioting occured in more than 100 cities around the country, including burning and looting. His death was a huge impact because he was the leader of the civil rights movement and people really didn't know what to do without their leader.
