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Greensboro 4

Restaurant sit-ins that began with 4 college students to protest that African Americans could not receive the same service as white people.

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Roe v. Wade

Decided to keep abortion open as a personal choice for women to make.

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Wisconsin v. Yoder

Ruled that forced participation in school was unlawful if one's religion is against it.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while visiting Memphis, Tennessee. His death marked the end of civil rights agitation and sparked many riots nationwide. He was beloved by people everywhere for being a beacon of hope in the civil rights movement.

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Civil Rights Act

Also known as the Fair Housing Act, the Civil Rights Act prevented discriminatory practices in the selling of homes. It prohibited discrimination due to race, color, religion, and national origin.

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Desegregation of Armed Forces

To provide equal opportunities for people of all races, President Truman called for the end of segregation of the armed forces.

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Voting Rights Act

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 protected the rights of African Americans to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Enforces constitutional right to vote, prevents discrimination in the workforce and public facilities, as well as education, and prevents discrimination in federal programs.

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24th Amendment

Prevents the government from making people pay poll taxes before a person participates in a federal election.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

This was created by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It was created to eliminate discrimination in the workforce and looks for discrimination in firing, hiring, training, and income.

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April 12 - Martin Luther King Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail

After the Birmingham Protests, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and thrown in jail. The letter highlighted the importance of nonviolent protest and disagreed with the charge of "impatience" he and the African American race received when they had been waiting too long for their freedom.

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August - March on Washington

More than 250,000 protesters marched on Washington in a nonviolent protest. They were protesting discrimination in the workforce and requesting more job freedom for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech during this protest. The march is given some credit for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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April 3 - Birmingham Protests

Nonviolent protests led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Alabama to protest racial segregation. Eventually, however, due to conflict, the protests quickly turned violent.

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Freedom Rides

Organized bus rides to protest Jim Crow Laws. It was nonviolent and caused widespread attention to the unfair laws about segregated interstate travel.

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Little Rock 9

The Little Rock 9 was a group of nine African American students who were the first to enter a white school in Arkansas as the start of integration. They were prevented by students and the soldiers sent to stop the protests from getting into the school. Disapproval of the hate towards them added to the growing support for the civil rights movement.

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December - Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist best known for her bus protest where she refused to give up her seat to a white man. This helped fuel the fire of the civil rights movement and inspired even more protests.

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August - Emmett Till

Emmett Till was an African American boy who was murdered in August of 1955 for allegedly making advances toward and flirting with a white woman. Emmett's murder caused public outrage over violence towards African Americans and caused many more people of all races, including the government, to push for more civil rights for African Americans. The murder of Emmett Till even inspired Rosa Parks in her bus protest later that year

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Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson was an African American baseball player. In 1945, he opened the door to other African Americans in sports when he was offered a job playing for the Dodgers' Montreal Royals. No African American had played on a white team before Robinson, so this was a major event in African American history.

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Fifteenth Amendment Ratified

This amendment decided that there shall be no discrimination about who can vote. Race, sex, and religion cannot be discriminated against. While many opposed this amendment and found it controversial, it was a major stepping stone in the civil rights of African Americans.

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Fourteenth Amendment Ratified

The goal of the Fourteenth Amendment was to give rights to people of other races. African Americans and other people of other races were recognized as citizens if born in the United States. This amendment also protects  voting rights of  citizens.

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Thirteenth Amendment Ratified

The Thirteenth Amendment ended slavery. At last, African Americans could not be enslaved involuntarily.