South Africa and United States

By Rebel85

  • Publishing of Cry the Beloved Country

  • In South Africa racial discriminolization was instutionalized

  • President Trumman signs an excutive order which states equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion.

    President Trumman signs an excutive order which states equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion.

  • Fourteen-year-old Chicagoan Emmett Till is visiting family in Mississippi when he is kidnapped, brutally beaten, shot, and dumped in the Tallahatchie River for allegedly whistling at a white woman

  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus

  • MLK and colleauges create the Southern Christian Leadership Confrence

    MLK and colleauges create the Southern Christian Leadership Confrence

  • President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or religion

    President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or religion

  • President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or religion

    President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or religion

  • Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote.

    Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote.

  • The Black Panthers were found

    The Black Panthers were found

  • President Bush reverses himself and signs the Civil Rights Act of 1991, strengthening existing civil rights laws and providing for damages in congress

    President Bush reverses himself and signs the Civil Rights Act of 1991, strengthening existing civil rights laws and providing for damages in congress