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Brown vs Board of Education
The Brown vs Board of Education is a Supreme Court case that declares racial segregation in public schools illegal as it opposes the constitution rights of the U.S. citizens. This case was a stepping stone for the civil rights movement. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks was told to give up her seat for a white man and to go sit in the back of the bus. The back of the bus was the colored section during the bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a social and political campaign to fight the racial segregation in the public transportation. -
First black student is admitted to University of Mississippi
James Meredith planned to apply to the University of Mississippi but was denied admission solely because of his race. -
Medgar Evers is assassinated
Megdar Evers, an important civil rights activist is shot in his driveway. At the time, he was seen as one of the most prominent figures of the civil rights movement. He also helped James Meredith as the head of the state chapter of the NAACP. -
March on Washington
This march was made of 200/300 000 people. About 20% were not black. Partly due to this march, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were made possible. The march was organized by Asa Philip Randolph, the founder of the first black syndicate. -
16th Street Baptist Church is bombed
This church was the first colored church of Birmingham. It was the target of a bombing that killed four young black girls in a racially motivated crime. -
John F. Kennedy is assassinated
John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States of America from 1961 to his death. He was a supporter of the Civil Rights movement and the equality between men and women. He was shot during a pre-electoral parade in Dallas. -
Freedom Summer
The Mississippi summer project is a political revendication for better african american representation in the democratic system. In June 1964 the Mississippi summer project was launched to attempt to register as many african american voters as possible in Mississippi. This rights for african american were made difficult through the 1890 constitution -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is an act that outlaws any discrimination due to race, color and sex to respect the 15th amendment of the constitution. This act was signed by the president Lyndon B. Johnson. -
MLK nobel peace prize
At the age of 35, MLK is the yougest person to receive a nobel prize. MLK was a pastor in a baptist church of Montgomery but most notably one of the most prominent leaders of the nonviolent civil rights movement. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act prohibits any racial discrimination concerning voting. The act was signed in by law by Lyndon B Johnson at the peak of the civil rights movement -
Black Panther Party forms
The Black panther party created in 1966 is a black nationalist party who notably fought for african american rights -
bloody sunday
Over 600 nonviolent protesters gathered the 7th of march 1967 in Selma to claim equal civil rights. Led by John Lewis the march was blocked by Alabama state troopers before being beat and shot teargas at. -
Loving v. Virginia State
Mildred and Richard Loving had been condemned to a year in prison in Virginia after marrying each other because of the Racial Integrity Act of 1924 which prohibits marriage between a "white" and "colored" person. -
Thurgood Marshall appointed to Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall is the first african american to be an associate justice in 1967. President Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall to supreme court during the summer of 1967 before he was confirmed at this position by a senate vote. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. known for his non violent protest movement was assassinated in Memphis, Tennesse in 1968. The perpetrator Ramon George Sneyd was sentenced to 99 years of prison.
