Civil Rights movement timeline by Eliberto Gomez-Rodriguez

Little Rock Central High School

showalteap25 — 2016-01-12 16:17:57 UTC

In September of 1957, nine black students decided to test the strength of the ruling decided on May 17, 1954 that stated segregation in schools was unconstitutional. The nine black students attempted to attend the first classes of the year at a formerly all white high school. On September 4th 1957, the group was denied entrance into the school by Arkansas' national guard, ordered by the states governor Orval Faubus. A few weeks later, President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to defend the students and allow them to attend class on September 25th.

Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

gonzalezed23 — 2016-01-12 16:24:07 UTC

James Earl Ray was born in Alton, Illinois. Ray was a confirmed racist. He was also angry that black people want equal rights compared to Ray started planning the assassination in early 1968. He shot and killed Martin Luther King Jr. In Memphis on April 4, 1968. He later confessed to the crime in the March.

Birmingham Church Bombing

gomezrode01 — 2016-01-12 16:32:33 UTC

On September 16th, 1963 after MLKJ speech A bomb exploded in the 16th Street baptist church In birmingham, Alabama. The church was a meeting place for many civil rights leaders at the time. But in that morning a bomb went off, killing 4 young children

gomezrode01 — 2016-01-12 16:45:59 UTC

Freedom Rides

gomezrode01 — 2016-01-12 16:47:13 UTC

On May 4th 1961 Many white and black civil rights activist rode on buses to go and protest in the south because of the bus protests. In due because of the brown vs board of education anniversary . On May 12th 3 of the freedom riders were attacked by many citizens because they were waiting in a white only area. Also on May 14th when entering Alabama 200 white people in a mob blew the tires of the bus. They than proceeded to throw a bomb in the bus which made everybody get out and than get brudally beaten by the mob

Civil Rights Act of 1964

showalteap25 — 2016-01-13 16:26:55 UTC

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the final goal achieved by the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement. The act was proposed by John F. Kennedy and was opposed strongly by leaders of southern states. The Act was finally passed by Lyndon B. Johnson. The Act ended employment discrimination that was based on race, color, sex, country of origin, and religion.

Selma, Alabama. 1965

gonzalezed23 — 2016-01-13 16:28:31 UTC

In early 1965 Martin Luther King Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference made Selma. The focus of the march is to get black people registered to vote. When they started the march the police and people from the city created riots and killed some black people that marched. They marched around the clock for 3 days without stop until they reached Montgomery Alabama. The historic march and MLK's preparation in it greatly helped raise awareness for the difficulty black people had gone through in the southern states to be able to vote.

James Meredith and Ole Miss

showalteap25 — 2016-01-13 16:39:59 UTC

James Meredith was another man that put the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education to the test. Meredith attempted to enroll at the university Ole MIss in late September of 1962. A large riot broke out at the school's campus that resulted in two deaths and hundreds of injuries. President John F. Kennedy again called in the National Guard to restore order and enforce Meredith's right to attend the school.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

gomezrode01 — 2016-01-13 16:40:07 UTC

On December 1st, 1955 a women by the name of Rosa Parks, refused to give up her seat to a white male. Since she didn't give up her seat she was than arrested for not following the jim crow laws. This sparked the black community to begin a march 4 days later that was lead by Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks herself (as she was bailed out of jail) between December 5th 1955 and December 20th 1956 no black person rode the bus. That ended them to win the cause and have no segragation on buses