Civil rights movement timeline by Luisa Marques de Jesus Malheiros

1954

luisamalheiros — 2024-02-23 13:40:54 UTC

On May 17, 1954, Brown V. Board of Education - Five school segregation cases came under the title of Brown v. Board of Education, where the supreme court declares racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

1955

le_saheli — 2024-02-23 13:43:38 UTC

On December 1, 1955, Montgomery Bus Boycott - Begins after Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.

Back when black passengers were required to sit in the back of the city buses --> Later, many people protested Park's arrest (No one used public transportation for more than one year)

1957

le_saheli — 2024-02-23 13:47:35 UTC

On September 4, 1957, Little Rock Nine - African American students integrate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, escorted by federal troops.

Where nine outstanding black students were allowed to attend this school, however, they fought (not with violence) against crowds shouting and throwing objects at them.

1961

daiki_penk — 2024-02-23 13:48:13 UTC

Occurred during the Spring and Summer of 1961 (May 4, 1961 – December 10, 1961), Freedom rides - Civil rights activists ride interstate buses to challenge segregation in public transportation.

1960

luisamalheiros — 2024-02-23 13:48:32 UTC

On February 1, 1960, Sit-In Movement - African American college students begin sit-ins at segregated lunch counters across the South.

1963

le_saheli — 2024-02-23 13:50:25 UTC

On August 28, 1963, March on Washington - More than 250,000 marchers gather to advocate for civil rights and hear Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

It was a important step for the end of racial discrimination

1964

le_saheli — 2024-02-23 13:52:41 UTC

On July 2, 1964, Civil Rights Act - Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in public places, and also made discrimination illegal in employment and in schools.

1965

luisamalheiros — 2024-02-23 13:54:58 UTC

On March 7, 1965, Selma to Montgomery March - Demonstrators, including John Lewis, march for voting rights, facing violence on "Bloody Sunday." (Right to vote)

1964 - 1965

luisamalheiros — 2024-02-26 19:21:40 UTC

Voting Rights Act - Signed into law, aimed at overcoming legal barriers preventing African Americans from exercising their right to vote.

Civil rights activists had experienced violence and injustice, while many (thousands) students went to Mississippi to help register voters.

1968

luisamalheiros — 2024-02-26 19:49:02 UTC

On, April 4, 1968, Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. - King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, sparking nationwide mourning and renewed calls for racial justice.