https://padlet.com/mogaverops/7i9br9tigjwkxtmd Timeline of events regarding the Civil Rights Movement. en-us 2021-11-23 03:39:07 UTC 2026-03-22 16:48:04 UTC hello@padlet.com mogaverops https://padlet.com/mogaverops/7i9br9tigjwkxtmd/wish/1907520751 The Montgomery Bus Boycott happened just a couple months after the brutal murder of Emmett Till. This tragic incident was one of several motivating factors within Rosa Parks' decision of refusing to move from the seat she was in. She was fined and arrested four days prior to the start of the movement. Other African Americans saw what Rosa Parks did and began standing their ground, refusing to ride city busses. At the start of the movement, Montgomery required African Americans to only occupy the back of busses, whereas their White peers were allowed to freely sit at the front. The decision Rosa Parks' made shocked the nation, and aided in giving African Americans a voice. The U.S. Supreme Court later made the city integrate its' public transit system.]]> 2021-11-23 03:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mogaverops/7i9br9tigjwkxtmd/wish/1907520751 mogaverops https://padlet.com/mogaverops/7i9br9tigjwkxtmd/wish/1907562856 In his third year in office, John F. Kennedy witnessed turmoil throughout his country, but more specifically in the south. When the severity of incidents was revealed to him, Kennedy did everything in his power to show how dedicated he was to mending standing issues. In June of 1963, Kennedy went on national television to broadcast his proposal of a Civil Rights Act, that would integrate the nation. He called to congress to sign and support his proposal, in hope to help those fighting what seemed to be an endless war. Kennedy was running for re-election, and had a strong campaign, but was assassinated in November of 1963, prior to signing the Civil Rights Act he had proposed months earlier. In 1964, this Act was signed outlawing racially motivated segregation in public.]]> 2021-11-23 04:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mogaverops/7i9br9tigjwkxtmd/wish/1907562856 mogaverops https://padlet.com/mogaverops/7i9br9tigjwkxtmd/wish/1909397970 In August of 1963, over 250,000 people met in Washington D.C. to protest and march for freedom and jobs. After several attacks on African Americans in Alabama, two groups intending to protest different issues gathered together and joined one another in a single, organized, protest. At this march, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his infamous "I Have a Dream" speech, which was heard around the world. President John F. Kennedy was concerned that this protest would incite more violence with it originally taking place at the Capitol. He ended up endorsing it in the end after those protesting decided to meet at the Lincoln Memorial instead. ]]> 2021-11-23 23:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mogaverops/7i9br9tigjwkxtmd/wish/1909397970 mogaverops https://padlet.com/mogaverops/7i9br9tigjwkxtmd/wish/1909414591 Over 600 activists and protesters were met with violence during their march from Selma, AL to Montgomery, AL. Voting rights were being protested along with a recent murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson. Jackson was killed by police officers just before this march during a peaceful protest. John Lewis, who recently passed, led this march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where they were then met by police who attacked them after they refused to turn around. Media outlets covered the attack, broadcasting gruesome images on television screens nationwide. Following this attack, another march was set to occur a few days later, and Martin Luther King Jr. called out for others to join in solidarity. These events eventually aided in passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.]]> 2021-11-23 23:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mogaverops/7i9br9tigjwkxtmd/wish/1909414591 mogaverops https://padlet.com/mogaverops/7i9br9tigjwkxtmd/wish/1909439128 On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee. Dr. King had previously survived an assassination attempt in the late 50's, what which only solidified his ideas and thoughts. In the last years in his life, he faced heavy criticism from the supporters of Malcom X, who was much more confrontational in his approach than King was. Malcom X had been assassinated in 1965 and called King "criminal" for "repressing" African Americans with his ideas of nonviolence. The night before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech where he outlined that he wanted his supporters to continue to fight for justice, even if he may not be there with him. Following the assassination, that speech gained heavy attention, as many thought King knew that he may be killed for what he believes in. James Earl Ray, a criminal who had previously served in the United States Army, was the man who killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that night on the motel balcony.  ]]> 2021-11-23 23:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mogaverops/7i9br9tigjwkxtmd/wish/1909439128