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Emmett Till was a teenage African American boy who was murdered by two white men after being accused of sexually harassing a white woman outside a general store. His murder sparked protests, angry citizens, and occurred at the beginning of the civil rights movement.

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This court case decided that mandatory school, and paying a fine for not attending, in Wisconsin was unconstitutional applying to Amish people since it goes against their beliefs and breaks their 1st amendment rights.

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Desegregation of Armed Forces- July 31, 1948

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Desegregation of Armed Forces- July 31, 1948

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President Truman issued the Executive Order Number 9981 to desegregate the US armed forces. This order also required the military to give the same opportunity for all citizens.

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EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission- 1964

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EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission- 1964

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The EEOC was made to end discrimination in all employment areas. Also, the EEOC looks into complaints of discrimination in areas such as firing, hiring, income, testing, training and apprenticeship to see the validity in the complaint. EEOC activities are conduced in 50 of its field offices.

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This act was also commonly called the Fair Housing Act and it prohibited discrimination based on the sale, financing, or rental of a house based on a person's race, religion, sex and country of origin.

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MLK was a major civil rights leader and his assassination ignited large amounts of rioting in urban areas. He was shot on a motel balcony while waving to his supporters. The post death rioting got so bad that troop has to be stationed around the White House and the US Capital. James Earl Ray was found guilty and jailed for his murder.

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Voting Rights Act of 1965- August 6, 1965

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Voting Rights Act of 1965- August 6, 1965

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This act was signed by LBJ. It was made to break state and legal barriers that stopped African Americans from being able to vote under their 15th amendment right in the Constitution.

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This act ended segregation in public places and in employment settings. Employments could no longer discriminate based on race, color, sex, religion, or origin. This act was one of the most rewarding civil right movement achievements.

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This amendment ended the mandatory poll taxes that must be paid in order to vote. These taxes mainly prevented African Americans from voting due to the inability to pay the price.

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In this case the court decided that women's rights to an abortion fell within the protection of privacy stated in the 14th amendment. Women now had total control of their body during the 1st trimester and different state control levels during the 2nd and 3rd trimesters.

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200,000 plus Americans got together in Washington, D.C. for a rally. This political rally was called the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The purpose of this rally was to bring attention to the social and political barriers that African Americans had to face daily. The march helped impact MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.

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The Birmingham Protests were the most influential, peaceful protests. They did lunch counter sit-ins, City Hall marches, and downtown store boycotts in order to protests segregation laws in the city. The peaceful protests were matched with violent attacks but the protests ended with a victory in desegregating the city.

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Letter From Birmingham Jail- April 12, 1963

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Letter From Birmingham Jail- April 12, 1963

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This letter from MLK was probably the most important written document of the civil rights movement because it was hard evidence of the long fight for freedom African Americans would and have been facing in a movement centered around actions and words.

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MLK was arrested for breaking Alabama's law against mass public protests or demostrations.

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13 African Americans along with white civil right activists began bus trips across the south to protest segregation in bus areas. The riders were recruited from Congress of Racial Equality, CORE. Riders tried to use white only facilities but faced a lot of violence.

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4 African American men (McCain, McNeil, Blair and Richmond) in Greensboro, North Carolina went into F.W. Woolworths and sat at a segregation lunch counter. They were denied service, yet they say there peacefully until closing time.

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9 African American students enrolled in an all white high school, Central High School in Little Rock, AK. This tested the Brown v Board ruling of no segregation in public schools. Federal troops had to escort these students into the school and they didn't start their full day of class until September 25.

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Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat to a white person on the bus in December ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott four days later, which was the first civil rights battle under MLK's leadership. The boycott carried on for months with the ultimate goal of whole integration on the buses. The result of the boycott was the Supreme Court declaring bus segregation unconstitutional on November 13.

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Jackie Robinson was the first African American man to get a Major League Baseball contract with the Dodgers and was named Rookie of the Year at the end of his first season. His stats led the way in the league and he opened the doors of opportunities for other African American athletes going pro.

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This amendment allows African American men the right to vote since they are considered US citizens and they can not be denied the right to vote solely based on their race.

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This amendment states that all people born in the US are granted citizenship. Also, it no longer allows any state or person to deny a person's life, liberty, or property rights along with denying a person to equal protection under the law.

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This amendment states that slavery or unwilling help is banned from the United States and areas under the State's control except when it is is used as a punishment for a justified crime.