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Creation of the NAACP
The NAACP was founded by W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Archibald Grimke, Mary Church Terrell, Henry Moskowitz, William English Walling, and Mary White Ovington -
Scottsboro Boys
The Scottsboro Boys were nine african american teens, Haywood Patterson, Olen Montgomery, Clarence Norris, Willie Roberson, Andy Wright, Ozzie Powell, Eugene Williams, Charley Weems and Roy Wright, who were accused of rape by Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. They were put on trial 16 different times and given four death sentences. -
Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier by being the first person of color to play for a major league team. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was the court case that ended segregation in public schools, and said the "separate but equal" standards of segregation were unconstitutional. -
The Murder of Emmitt Till
The Murder of Emmitt Till took place in Mississippi, where would be brutally murdered by Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam. His body would be dumped in the Tallahatchie River after being beaten for hours, shot, and having a fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest that started due to Rosa Parks and lasted 382 days. -
The Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 was a group of nine African American students who were the first to attend Central High in Arkansas. -
Ruby Bridges desegregate elementary school in New Orleans
Ruby Bridges was the first African American person to attend a former all white school, William Frantz Elementary School, at the age of six. -
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
The Letter from a Birmingham Jail was a famous letter written by Dr. King to the preachers around the Birmingham area. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in all public spaces -
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was assassinated at a civil rights rally in Manhattan, New York, NY, at the age of 39. -
Creation of the Black Panthers
The Black Panthers were founded in Oakland, California, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to protect people of color from police brutality. -
Thurgood Marshall Named Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall was named a Supreme Court Justice, becoming the first colored person to serve on the Supreme Court. -
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. happened in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Lorraine Motel. -
Election of Barack Obama
Barack Obama was elected, making him the first colored president of the United States of America