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The Civil Rights Movement
Aiden Gilbert
Mrs. Huntley
8th Grade History
11 April 2018
Created by
Aiden Gilbert
⟶ Updated 10 Apr 2018 ⟶
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All events did not take place in January
10 Apr 2018
Events
CORE begins sit-ins is some northern cities
Brown vs. Board of Education court case rules segregation unconstitutional
Separate-but-equal ddocterine is proven unconstitutional
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus and challenges segregation in court
Montgomery Bus Boycot begins
101 southern congressmen sign the Southern manifesto
SCLC is formed to combat segregation and ensure voting rights
President Eisenhower sends troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to force integration in Central Highschool
Civil Rights Act of 1957 is passed
SCLC announces campaign to register 2 million African American voters
Sit-in protests begin in the South
SNCC is formed to fight segregation in public facilities
Freedom Riders begin protesting
President Kennedy sends troops to protect James Meredith at the University of Mississippi
200,000 civil rights supporters march on Washington D.C. in favor of new legislation
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers "I Have a Dream" speach
Medgar Evers in assassinated
Congress passes the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The 24th amendment abolishes the poll tax
Malcome X is assassinated
Riots beginning with the Watts Riot erupt in Las Angeles
Voting Rights Act of 1965 is passed
Splinter groups of the Civil Rights Movement advocate more aggressive means of equality
Martin Luther King jr. is assassinated in Memphis, tennese
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is passed
