Civil Rights Movement Timeline (1950s–1960s) by FRANCISCO NAVARRO

Brown v. Board of Education (Dec 9, 1952 – May 17, 1954)

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Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.

Montgomery Bus Boycott (Dec 5, 1955 – Dec 20, 1956)

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political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama.

Little Rock Nine Integration (September 4, 1957)

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nine African American students arrived at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. They made their way through a crowd shouting obscenities and even throwing objects

Sit-in at Greensboro (February - July 1960)

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a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store — now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum — in Greensboro, North Carolina

Freedom Rides (May 4, 1961 – Dec 10, 1961)

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civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions

James Meredith Integrates Ole Miss (October 2, 1962)

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Meredith became the first African American student to be enrolled at the University of Mississippi, and attended his first class, in American Colonial History and His admission marked the first integration of a public educational facility in Mississippi.

Birmingham Campaign (April 3 – May 10, 1963)

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was an American movement organized in early 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama.

March on Washington (August 28, 1963)

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It was the largest gathering for civil rights of its time. An estimated 250,000 people attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, arriving in Washington, D.C. by planes, trains, cars, and buses from all over the country.

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

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Just before 11 o'clock on September 15, 1963, instead of rising to begin prayers, the congregation was knocked to the ground. As a bomb exploded under the steps of the church, they sought safety under the pews and shielded each other from falling debris.

Civil Rights Act (July 2, 1964)

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It outlawed racial segregation in public accommodations including hotels, restaurants, theaters, and stores, and made employment discrimination illegal.

Selma to Montgomery Marches (Mar 7, 1965 – Mar 25, 1965)

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The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery.

Voting Rights Act (August 6, 1965)

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B.

Watts Riots (Aug 11, 1965 – Aug 17, 1965)

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took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965.

MLK Assassination (April 4, 1968)

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At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Founding of the Black Panther Party (October 15, 1966)

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Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party and its was for formulating a new politics, they drew on their work with a variety of Black Power organizations.

Emmett Till Murder (August 28, 1955)

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Milam, who were armed, went to Till's great-uncle's house and abducted Till, age 14. They beat and mutilated him before shooting him in the head and sinking his body in the Tallahatchie River

Founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) (January 10, 1957)

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It was created on January 10-11, 1957, when sixty black ministers and civil rights leaders met in Atlanta, Georgia in an effort to replicate the successful strategy and tactics of the recently concluded Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott.

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Formation (April, 1960)

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formed in April 1960 at a conference at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, attended by 126 student delegates from 58 sit-in centers in 12 states, from 19 northern colleges

Albany Movement (November 1961)

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various civil rights organizations came together to challenge segregation and work for voting rights and it was led by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

University of Alabama Integration (June 11, 1963)

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Black students Vivian Malone and James Hood registered for classes at The University of Alabama and it was Wallace's unsuccessful attempt to block their enrollment.