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John F. Kennedy's Civil Rights Speech (June 11, 1963)

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John F. Kennedy's Civil Rights Speech (June 11, 1963)

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On June 11, 1963, JFK delivered his famous Civil Rights Speech. The speech proposed legislation that would later become the Civil Rights Act. This speech was delivered on radios and televisions. The primary audience of this speech was for everyone, but it made a bigger impact on African Americans. Kennedy explained that civil rights was a moral issue that was happening. This event was so important to the Civil Rights Movement. The address signified a shift in his administration's policy towards strong support of the civil rights movement. It also played a significant role in shaping his legacy as a proponent of civil rights. It was also a big part of the Civil Rights movement because this speech later promoted the Civil Rights Act. This act was the biggest accomplishment during the Civil Rights Movement.

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President John F. Kennedy's Civil Rights Address

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Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream Speech" (August 28, 1963)

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Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream Speech" (August 28, 1963)

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On August 28, 1963, MLK delivered his famous, "I Have A Dream Speech". The speech took place at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. This speech was said during the March on Washington. 250,000 people were present there when the speech was delivered. The main reason for this speech, was for MLK to depict the struggles of African Americans. This event was so important to the Civil Rights Movement, because it is one of the most famous speeches in history. MLK was speaking about his dreams of equality. The speech was immediately recognized as a highlight of the successful protest. It has endured as one of the signature moments of the civil rights movement. It made a big impact on everyone, especially Native Americans.

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Martin Luther King | "I Have A Dream" Speech

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James Meredith enrolls at the University of Mississippi (1962) 

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James Meredith enrolls at the University of Mississippi (1962) 

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James Meredith was the first African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi. He arrived with 500 federal marshals He also faced 2,500 protesters. Troops had to be sent in to control the riot. The NAACP was trying to integrate universities and colleges at this time. This event was so important to the Civil Rights Movement, because this event was considered to be a flashpoint in the Civil Rights Movement. The event also resulted in other events during this time period. In 1966 Meredith planned a solo 220-mile March Against Fear. The march was from Memphis Tennessee, to Jackson Mississippi. He wanted to highlight continuing racism in the South and encourage voter registration after passage of the Voting Rights Act.

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The Civil Rights Act was passed on July 2, 1964. This act ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination. This was based on  basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. This act was first proposed by President John F. Kennedy. It was later signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson. This event was so important to the Civil Rights Movement, because it is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement. African Americans were the ones who were the most moved by this act being passed. All African Americans were in such joy when this act was passed. They felt this as being the biggest accomplishment of their lives.  In addition, the Civil Rights Act was expanded and passed additional civil rights legislation such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides. These Freedom Rides bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals. Freedom Riders tried to use “whites-only” restrooms and lunch counters at bus stations. The groups were confronted by arresting police officers. Violence also occurred because of this. This event was so important to the Civil Rights Movement, because African-American and white bus riders tested the 1946 U.S. Supreme Courts decision in Morgan V. Virginia. It founded that found segregated bus seating was unconstitutional. The 1961 Freedom Rides sought to test a 1960 decision by the Supreme Court in Boynton v. Virginia that segregation of interstate transportation facilities, including bus terminals, was unconstitutional as well. The Freedom Riders event sparked lot of attention to many people during the Civil Rights movement.

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On September in 1957, a group of nine black students who enrolled at formerly all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were approached by screaming and angry whites at the school. Melba Joyner Pattillo Beals was one of the members of the Little Rock Nine. On the first day of classes at Central High, Governor Orval Faubus called in the Arkansas National Guard to block the black students’ entry into the high school. Later that month, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into the school. This event was so important to the Civil Rights Movement, because their attendance at the school was a test of Brown v. Board of Education. The Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. In response to this, school board adopted a plan for gradual integration of its schools.The first institutions to integrate would be the high schools, beginning in September 1957. Among these was Little Rock Central High School.

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Montgomery  Bus Boycott (December 5, 1955 – December 20, 1956) 

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Montgomery  Bus Boycott (December 5, 1955 – December 20, 1956) 

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil-rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. It was a bus system in response to the racial segregation of city buses.The time period of this event lasted from 1955-1956. Rosa Parks, the NAACP member whose arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a bus launched the Montgomery bus boycott. Rosa Parks was an African American, and in this time period, African Americans were forced to sit in the back of buses and they didn't have to the same rights as white people. This event was so important to the Civil Rights Movement, because it is regarded as the first large-scale U.S. demonstration against segregation. The U.S. Supreme Court ultimately ordered Montgomery to integrate its bus system after Rosa Parks. Rosa Park's decision of refusing to get up from her seat caused a lot of controversy, but it was a big event for African Americans. Rosa Parks made a big impact on many African Americans because she wanted to make a change and end segregation in public accommodations. Additionally, Martin Luther King Jr., one of the leaders of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was as a prominent leader of the American civil rights movement.