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The National Association of Colored People worked to secure full legal equality and remove barriers for all Americans by challenging segregation laws throughout the country, the legal team was headed by Thurgood Marshall.

The NAACP won many legal battles regarding housing and education, the most famous was Brown v. Board of Education.

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In Chicago, Illinois, the Congress of Racial Equality consisted of interracial group of students who pioneered the use of nonviolent direct action in Americas civil rights struggle.

They set the way for nonviolent tactics that would be used all throughout the civil rights struggle; for example, sit ins, marches, boycotts, protests, and other such forms of nonviolent action.

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Malcolm X Joins the Nation of Islam (1952)

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Malcolm X Joins the Nation of Islam (1952)

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After hearing about the Nation of Islam form his brother, Malcolm X converted to the religion while serving time in prison for burglary charges, the Nation of Islam combines black nationalism and traditional Islam.

Malcolm X organized temples, founded a newspaper, and led temple No. 7 in New York City's Harlem, and Malcolm X eventually was appointed to be the national representative of Islam by Elijah Muhammed.

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Brown v. Board of Education (May 17, 1954)

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Brown v. Board of Education (May 17, 1954)

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Brown v. Board of Education took place in Topeka Kansas, where Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling in the landmark of history that is Brown v. Board of Education.

Brown v. Board of Education ruled that segregation in public schools was against the 14th amendment, and therefore unconstitutional.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott (December 5, 1955)

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Montgomery Bus Boycott (December 5, 1955)

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott took place in Montgomery Alabama, which consisted of the African Americans refusing to ride city buses to protest segregated seating.

Lasting 381 days, the Montgomery Bus Boycott resulted in the supreme court ruling that states that segregated seating on city buses is unconstitutional

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC (April 1960))

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC (April 1960))

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The SNCC consisted of young black college students who practiced direct action peaceful protesting, and it was founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Some major sucesses of the SNCC were sit ins, the freedom rides, the march on Washington, and voter education projects like the Mississippi Freedom Summer.

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Southern Christian Leadership Congress (SCLC (Janurary 10, 1957))

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Southern Christian Leadership Congress (SCLC (Janurary 10, 1957))

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The SCLC was an organization that was born in Atlanta, Georgia and it's first leader was non other than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and it played numerous roles in the fight for civil rights for blacks.

Some important accomplishments/ roles of the SCLC include the desegregation of entire cities (Albany, Georgia, Birmingham, etc.), and it's key roles in the March on Washington, and the Selma Voting Rights Campaign.

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Ernest Green, Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, and Carlotta Walls were nine highschool students from Little Rock Arkensas who enrolled in an all white school.

Federal military was sent to escort them through the crowds of angry white people preventing them from entering the school, and this paved the way for young black people looking for an education.

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The sit in movement started in Greensboro, North Carolina where four black students (Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr. (later known as Jibreel Khazan), Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond) sat at Woolworth lunch counter, this started a chain reaction and many more instances of sit ins were seen all over the place.

The sit ins were a form of peaceful protest where black people would sit in restaurants that were primarily white without ordering anything, they were frequently harrassed; the sit ins instilled a feeling of pride and power in African Americans.

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The freedom rides began with 13 people, 7 blacks and 6 whites, all of which boarded a Greyhound Bus in Washington D.C., and they planned to reach New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Freedom Rides got the attention of the Kennedy Administration and the Interstate Commerce Commision (ICC) issued regulations banning segregation in interstate travel.

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Integration at Ole Miss (September 30 - October 1, 1962)

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Integration at Ole Miss (September 30 - October 1, 1962)

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Riots erupted on the Campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford where locals, students, and segregationists gathered to protest the enrollment of black air force veteran James Meredith in the all white school.

James Meredith attended his first class in American Colonial History, and his enrollment marked the first integration of a public educational facility in Mississippi.

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Birmingham Marches and Boycotts (April 1963)

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Birmingham Marches and Boycotts (April 1963)

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The marches and boycotts started with a boycott led by Shuttlesworth (assisted by SCLC) meant to pressure business leaders to open employment to all races, and end segregation in public facilities, restaurants, schools, and stores.

It messed up the Kings reputation, ousted the American politician Eugene Conner, and forced desegregation in Birmingham, this also paved the way for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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The March on Washington (August 28, 1963)

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The March on Washington (August 28, 1963)

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Led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the March on Washington consisted of a quarter of a million people gathered in Washington, D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom to demand an end to segregation, fair wages and economic justice, voting rights, education, and long overdue civil rights protections; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. also gave his famous "I have a dream" speech.

The March successfully pressured JFK to initiate a strong federal Civil Rights Bill in Congress, this led to the Civil Rights Act of 1954 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Congress passed public laws 88-352 (Civil Rights Act) which was a major landmark for civil rights and is known today as one of the most important acts that has been passed ever.

The Civil Rights Act prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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The 24th Amendment was originally proposed by President JFK in 1962, but it was actually ratified in 1964 under President Johnson.

The 24th Amendment forbids federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections, it was also known as the stop to poll taxes.

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Hundreds of people gathered in Selma, Alabama to march to the capital city Montgomery, their purpose was to get African Americans the right to vote.

President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law which prohibited racial discrimination in voting, to this day it is called the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever passed by Congress.

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was written into law by President Johnson and it was one of the products of the Selma March, and it is a landmark piece of federal legislation.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits racial discrimination in voting, ensuring that African Americans have the right to vote in the United States.

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The Black Panther Party for self defense was the eras most influential militant black power organization, it's members confronted politicians, challenged the police, and protected black people from brutality.

The Black Panther party launched more than 35 survival programs, provided community help, education, tuberculosis testing, legal aid, transportation assistance, ambulance service, and the manufacture of and dispersion of free shoes to poor people.

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Assassination of MLK Jr. (April 4, 1968)

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Assassination of MLK Jr. (April 4, 1968)

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Shortly after 6 A.M. in Memphis, Tennessee, MLK Jr. was standing on the second floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel when he was fatally wounded by a gunshot.

The death of MLK Jr. sparked a surge in the black movement of the U.S. that also created more a distrust in white organizations and the political system; members in the Black Panther Party and other local black organizations surged and grew into international networks.