Civil Rights Timeline by Johanna Tolentino

March on Washington (I Have a Dream Speech) August 28, 1963

jtolentino31 — 2024-04-30 20:43:52 UTC

Martin Luther King Jr. led the March on Washington in which about 250,000 people attended. They protested against racial discrimination. There at Lincoln Memorial, King delivered his famous I Have a Dream Speech.

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

jtolentino31 — 2024-04-30 20:48:54 UTC

After the arrest of Rosa Parks, many decided to stop using public transportation as an act of defiance due to the racial segregation in buses in which people of color had to sit in the back and give up their seats for white people.

Rosa Parks Arrested (December 1, 1955)

jtolentino31 — 2024-04-30 20:52:33 UTC

Rosa Parks was riding the bus. The bus was full when a white man got on the bus and demanded that Parks give up her seat for him. Parks refused and was arrested for disobeying Alabama law which states that black passengers must give up their seats to a white person.

Voting Rights Act of 1965 (August 5, 1965)

jtolentino31 — 2024-04-30 20:55:38 UTC

The Voting Rights Act was passed thanks to the three civil rights marches in Selma Alabama that brought attention to injustice in the voting system. President Lyndon B. Johnson passed the act. The act was to remove race restrictions in voting.

Executive Order 9981 (July 26, 1948

allarenas1 — 2024-05-01 19:35:12 UTC

The Executive Order 9981 was made by former President Truman that abolished discrimation against race, color, and ethnicity.

Birmingham 16th Street Church Bombing (September 15, 1963)

gsalcedo11 — 2024-05-01 19:41:50 UTC

A Black Baptist Church in downtown Birmingham was bombed. 20 people were injured and 4 girls were killed in the attack.

Birmingham Children's March (May 2, 1963)

gsalcedo11 — 2024-05-01 19:46:14 UTC

A non-violent protest that took place at the Baptist church in Alabama. More than a thousand students left school to go march.

Bloody Sunday of Selma (March 7, 1965)

gsalcedo11 — 2024-05-01 19:49:07 UTC

Better known as the Bloody Sunday of Selma to Mongomery March is a march led by a person named John Lewis. At the march, 600 unarmed marchers were violently attacked by officers.

Brown v Board of Education (May 17, 1954)

gsalcedo11 — 2024-05-01 19:53:36 UTC

The case was taken upon the Supreme Court who've decided that segregated schools were unconstitutional. It basically helped start desegregating other parts of society.

Executive Order 9981 (July 26, 1948)

gsalcedo11 — 2024-05-01 19:59:31 UTC

It was an order that was signed by President Truman in 1948. The order aimed to end segregation in the military by providing equal treatment.

Freedom Riders (May 4, 1961)

allarenas1 — 2024-05-02 05:42:35 UTC

Civil rights activists gathered together and rode on interstate segregated bus dow at the Southern state to challenged the SCOTUS cases Morgan v. Virginia (1946 and Boynton v. Virginia (1960).

Freedom Summer (June 1964)

allarenas1 — 2024-05-02 05:48:26 UTC

Campaign to let as much African-Americans have the right to vote at Mississippi. Some protests turned violent which sparked attention from all across the country.

Greensboro, NC Lunch Counter Sit-In (Feb 1, 1960)

allarenas1 — 2024-05-02 05:52:23 UTC

A non-violent sit in protest by 4 African-Americans who sat down at a restaurant where they got denied service because the restaurant refuse to give them service because they were not white. They refused to give up their sit.

“Letter From Birmingham Jail” by MLK (May 19, 1963)

allarenas1 — 2024-05-02 05:59:02 UTC

MLK's letter he made from Birmingham Jail where he explains how people should follow just laws and break unjust laws.

Little Rock Nine (September 4, 1957)

yrealica1 — 2024-05-07 20:39:17 UTC

The Little Rock Nine were a group of 9 black students who made history by enrolling at an all-white Central High School. Brown v. Board of Education had declared the segregation of "unconstitutional." It drew national attention when they had federal troops walking them into school.

Loving v. Virginia (June 12, 1967)

yrealica1 — 2024-05-07 20:39:21 UTC

"Loving v. Virginia" was a court case in 1967 where the U.S. Supreme Court declared laws banning interracial marriage was "unconstitutional." Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, an married interracial couple, were against Virginia's law against their union. The ruling overturned such discriminatory laws nationwide, affirming the right to marry regardless of race.

Malcolm X Assasination (February 21, 1965)

yrealica1 — 2024-05-07 20:39:23 UTC

Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965, during a speech he was giving in New York City. The gunmen were members of Islam, in which Malcolm had previously associated with but had distanced himself from due to differences. His assassination was a significant loss in the fight for racial equality and caused widespread mourning.

MLK Assasination (April 4, 1968)

yrealica1 — 2024-05-07 20:39:26 UTC

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was shot while standing on the balcony of his motel room by James Earl Ray, who was later convicted. King's assassination led to nationwide shock, mourning, and calls for justice and equality in the civil rights world.