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The Civil Rights Movement
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Segregated Public Schools
In May of 1954 the Supreme Court had ruled that any segregated public school was unconstitutional. Racial Segregation in public schools defied the 14th amendment.When this happened the Supreme Court didn’t set a time for their schools to be changed to unsegregated, so the schools took their time which caused even more conflict. -
Bus Boycotting
The famously known individual Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.This caused a outbreak of bus boycotts in Montgomery, Alabama , but also in many other places. These boycotts helped in speeding up the reforming of civil rights. The boycott leader chose Martin Luther King Jr. as the head of MIA. Bus Boycotts lasted toll 1956 until the order of desegregating the bus system was approved by the Supreme Court. -
The Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was brought to justice and signed by President Eisenhower. Even tho any American had the right vote it was rather harder for African Americans. So Eisenhower went to the congress to get it officiated. This act gave African-Americans a easier way of voting. -
Lunch Counter Sit-In
In Greensboro,North Carolina 4 black students created another important part of the Civil Rights Movement. They launched a sit-in at a drugstore lunch counter that was reserved for whites only. When thousands of other heard this news they immediately came and supported the sit-in. They later formed a group called the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) which launched projects to desegregate voting laws. -
The Freedom Riders
On May 4th ,1961 seven African-American men and six white activists who were welly known as the Freedom Riders, left Washing D.C. to be included in the protest Boynton v. Virginia. Not 2 weeks later, while riding a bus they are attacked by a firebomb in Birmingham, Alabama. -
The First African-American Student
The Supreme Court forced the University of Mississippi to grant James Meredith, who was African-American, that he was a veteran and a student. Later James Meredith was stopped by the governor of Mississippi who wouldn't allow him to enter the University. This caused many riots to outbreak, but then caused Meredith to become the first African-American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. -
"I have a dream"
In March of 1963, The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held in Washington D.C. Many influencers gave speeches and sang songs, but one that stuck out was Martin Luther King Jr. speech. It was known as the “I have a dream speech” which stated that his dream was to have everyone not segregated by race but by their personality. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 & 1965
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was first mentioned by John F. Kennedy,but was later signed and officiated John Kennedy's successor. It was created so that all African-Americans can vote, and that all public places are to be unsegregated. A year later this act helped to create the Voting Rights Act of 1965. -
Bloody Sunday
With the creation of The Civil Rights Act the Selma to Montgomery march began soon after. Around 600 people took part in protesting against the killing of a black activist by a white police officer. When they began marching towards the Edmund Pettus Bridge they were stopped by the police, but continued moving forward. This caused the protesters to be violent harassed by the police. This day became known as “Bloody Sunday”. -
The Death of Martin Luther King Jr.
After many months of non-stop riots, when Martin Luther King Jr. made his way out to the balcony of his motel room he was assassinated by James Earl Ray. Not long after Dr.King's death the Fair Housing Act was created and stated that any housing could not be seperated by race, religion, color, etc...
