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Plessy v. Ferguson
Washington D.C.- The Supreme Court ruled that separate but equal was law, in the famous Plessy v. Ferguson case. -
Moving from South to North
Southern USA- From 1910-1970, 6.5 million blacks moved from the South to the North to escape segregation. They moved to Chicago, New York, Detroit, and Los Angeles. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia- Martin Luther King, Jr. was born. He would later become a preacher, earn a Ph.D., and become the head of the civil rights movement. -
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn, New York- Jack Roosevelt Robinson becomes the first Negro to play baseball in the Major Leagues, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers -
Brown v. Board of Education
Topeka, Kansas- In the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case, school segregation is ruled unconstitutional, and public schools must allow kids of all races to get an education there. -
Rosa Parks
Montgomery, Alabama- After Rosa Parks got arrested for refusing to give up her front seat on a bus to a white man, the black community boycotted the bus system. -
Segregation on buses
Montgomery, Alabama- The Supreme Court rules that segregation on Alabama buses was unconstitutional. -
The Little Rock Nine
Little Rock, Arkansas- Nine kids are the first black students to enter the predominantly white Little Rock’s Central High School. There were many protesters angry about the integration in schools, and mobs verbally attacked and threatened the students every day on their way to school. -
Birmingham City Protest
Birmingham, Alabama- Protesters march in the streets of Birmingham, blacks are staging sit-ins in diners, and Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested and put into jail, where he writes “Letter From Birmingham City Jail.” -
March on Washington
Washington D.C.- Protesters marched on Washington to demand the passage of the civil rights bill, integration of schools by year’s end, an end to job discrimination, and a program of job training. Martin Luther King Jr. also gave his famous speech, “I Have a Dream” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Selma, Alabama- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Protests in Selma
Selma, Alabama- Protesters, consisting of teachers, students, citizens, and activists of both races fought for the right to vote. Many blacks were attacked or sent to jail. -
From Selma to Montgomery
Selma, Alabama- Protesters, a mix of blacks and whites, marched from Selma to Montgomery to protest inequality in America and the unjust treatment of blacks. They were tear-gassed or beaten by state troopers and the police. At the end of the march, 25,000 people had joined the march. -
Poor People's Campaign
The United States- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. started the Poor People’s Campaign, a campaign against poverty. King’s program was aimed at all the poor, and he wanted to eliminate poverty for economic reasons, and just because it was the right thing to do. -
Protests in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee- To help garbage workers on strike protest, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a protest in Memphis. Things got out of hand, and teenagers started throwing rocks and smashing windows, and police started firing bullets. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. shot dead
Memphis, Tennessee- On the night of a peaceful protest in Memphis, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went onto the balcony of his hotel room, and was shot dead. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. burial
Atlanta, Georgia- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was buried, after being shot and killed four days before.
