Result Malcolm X FebruWho is he? He was a leader who believed that civil rights should be moved on to human rights. Kennedy to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress. Overview The march was successful in the sense that it pressured the administration of John F. March on Washington AugA crowd of about 250,000 people gathered together to listen to speeches given by civil rights leaders. Kennedy ordered to ban segregation more strictly. After this several other groups like them attempted the journey but met the same outcome. The riders were beaten so badly they could not continue. The riders used places of different races but were constantly met with violence. Freedom Riders Overview A group of seven African Americans and six whites boarded two buses and were on their way to New Orleans. In the end Norman Rockwell painted, The Problem We All Live With (1964). Parents pulled their children out of school to protest desegregation.
Results Everyday of the school year she was escorted to school by federal marshals while insults were yelled at her. Ruby Bridges NovemOverview A six year old African American girl went to an all-white school despite all of the rude things that were yelled at her everyday. This situation brought international attention to civil rights issues and struggles between federal and state power. At the end of the year, 8 of the 9 students completed the academic year. Result The nine students went to school guarded by soldiers. They were continuously met with violence every time they returned. Results Little Rock 9 September 1957 Overview Nine African American students went to an all-white school. It lasted so long that the Supreme court ended up ruling that segregated seating was unconstitutional. Bus Boycott Rosa Parks Overview DecemRosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger and she was arrested for her actions. Results It was a Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Her father filed a lawsuit that ended up bringing attention to the saying ¨separate but equal¨. Board of Education 1954 Overview A young girl was denied access to an all-white school. Transcript: Infographic Timeline Brown v. James Meredith is the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. President Johnson signs the civil rights act of 1968. DecemThe Little Rock 9 were the first nine black students enrolled at Central high school in Arkansas. FebruOctoSeptember 1957 Rosa parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man, she was arrested which launched a bus boycott. ApApril 1960 AugSupreme Court rules in favor of Brown and ends segregation in public schools. Bibliography Thurgood Marshall was the first black supreme court justice.
JAugThe march on Washington Malcom X, founder of the Afro-American Unity is shot and killed. The SNCC, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was founded at Shaw University. President Johnson signs the civil rights act of 1964.
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