Civil Right timeline by Angel Sandoval

1948 Democratic National Convention

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-12 15:56:17 UTC

July 12-15 1948, The Democratic National Convention held their convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The results of this convention nominated president Harry S Truman and vice president Alben w Barkley. In this convention the democrats adopted the civil rights plank

Brown v. Board of Education

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-13 04:20:51 UTC

Dec 9 '52- May 17 '5. The supreme court case that said states that established laws that segregated schools was unconstitutional and violated the 14th amendment

SCLC Founded

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-13 05:25:47 UTC

January 10 1957, The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was a civil rights organization that was famously associate with MLK. They fought for the civil rights of African Americans,

Little Rock 9

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-13 05:32:11 UTC

They were the first 9 African American students to enroll to the little rock central high school. They were the first ones to desegregate the school and stepped up to fight for civil rights

Montgomery Bus Boycott

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-13 05:46:57 UTC

Dec 5, 1955 – Dec 20, 1956. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a mass protest and boycott of the bus system that ended with the supreme court ruling that segregation of buses was a violation of the 14th amendment. This boycott lead to bigger events for the fight for civil rights

Greensboro Sit-in Campaigns

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-13 06:01:04 UTC

February 1 1960. An Act of nonviolent protest where people sat at segregated lunch tables and didn't move, This movement gained traction with the students in Greensboro North Carolina. This helped with the desegregation of lunch tables and the 14th amendment

Freedom Rides

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-13 06:12:29 UTC

May 4, 1961 – Dec 10, 1961, Civil rights activist that challenged the segregation laws when riding interstate buses. They ended up with the government prohibiting the segregation of interstate travel. They fought for the rights of the bus system to not have desegregation.

ML King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-13 06:24:10 UTC

May 19 1963. A letter king wrote while in jail responding to a statement of eight white religious leaders, he said that its ok to break some laws basically

March on Washington - 1963

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-13 06:29:21 UTC

August 28 1963, The Largest civil rights gathering that which MLK gave his famous I have a dream speech. This gathering was to march for freedom and jobs for people of color and civil rights like the 14th amendment.

Birmingham Church Bombing

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-13 06:34:29 UTC

Sep 15 1963, The bombing of a African american church by the kkk, This bombing awoke the nation to the civil Right movement happening.

Desegregation of U of Mississippi

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-13 06:38:59 UTC

Sep 30, 1962 – Oct 1, 1962. a federal appeals court ordered the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, an African-American student. Upon his arrival, a mob of more than 2,000 white people rioted. They got desegregated because of the 14th amendment.

John F. Kennedy is Assassinated

angelsandoval538 — 2024-03-13 06:46:44 UTC

1968, JFK was assassinated and one of the reasons of this because his support of the civil rights movement. JFK publicly endorsed Mlk which led to JFK receiving 70% of the black vote because of his help of the civil rights movement.