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The 13th Amendment
Abolished slavery -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Supreme Court decided that "separate but equal" was constitutional and did not violate the 14th Amendment. -
Jackie Robinson
Made his debute for the Brooklyn Dodgers becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. This movement intergrated other sports as well. -
Desegregation of the Armed Forces
A major step in the Civil Rights movement was the integration of the military services. Equal opportunity in the armed forces was the result of the Executive Order 9981 -
Brown v. Board of Education
A landmark case for ending segregation in schools. -
Little Rock 9
After the Brown decision, controversy rocked Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Violence broke out when 9 African-American students attempting to go to school were met by mobs of protesters. -
Brown v. Board II
In Brown II, the Court ordered them to integrate schools "with all deliberate speed. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks, was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. African Americans civil rights leaders responded by organizing a boycott, to not use the bus system. -
Little Rock Crisis
Schools in Arkansas, refused to admit Blacks to all-white schools, President Eisenhower ordered U.S. Army to escort and protect African-American students. -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders which consisted both blacks and whites tested a Supreme Court ruling that segregation on interstate public transportation was not constitutional, non-violent civil disobedience. -
University of Alabama
Governor George Wallace refused to allow African American students to register for classes at an all-white University. President Kennedy authorized the use of the National Guard to enforce educational intergration. -
I Have a Dream Speech
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this landmark speech to speak on hope to see a world free of discrimination, where people of all races could live in harmony. -
March on Washington
People marched on Washington D.C. to demonstrate for equal rights. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act ended all major forms of discrimination and segregation. -
Voting Rights Act
Banned literacy tests in counties where over half of eligible voters have been disenfranchised. -
Malcolm X
He mainly preached Black supremacy, and separation of blacks and whites. -
The Black Panthers Party
The Party felt that only African Americans were capable of showing that they had the power to denfend themselves with violent activities, and wanted to end racial discrimination. -
Dr. MLK Assassination
He was killed in Memphis Tennessee, he was there to support striking African American city sanitation workers. -
The Stonewall Riots
An event strengthening the gay rights movement, any homosexual conduct was a crime punishable by law. -
Equal Rights Amendment
This amendment added the protection of women equality as a constitutional purpose. Also, no one shall be denied according to their sex
