This timeline of the Civil Rights Movement was created by Taft's scintillating sixth period American history class at USM.
Created by mtaftmtaft on May 7, 2008
Last updated: 11/07/12 at 08:53 AM
Malcolm X becomes the speaker for the Nation Of Islam, a black muslim group. After his release from jail in 1952 he joined the NOI and quikly rose through its ranks. Noticing his eloquency in speaking he became the speaker for the NOI. The impact of this is that the NOI begins to gain national and international power and members.
http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/x-malcolm-1925-1965
The siege at wounded knee was an event in which the American Indian Movement and the Lakota Nation were trying to make a final stand for their Native rights and reclaim the land. Leading up to siege, the Native Americans were trying to get more independence from the Federal Government. The US armed forces decided to get involved when the American Indians decided to stand up against government authorities. As a result of this long lasting siege, the Native Americans came out on top regaining wounded knee.
http://www.essortment.com/all/siegewoundedkn_rmpq.htm
The siege at wounded knee was an event in which the American Indian Movement and the Lakota Nation were trying to make a final stand for their Native rights and reclaim the land. Leading up to siege, the Native Americans were trying to get more independence from the Federal Government. The US armed forces decided to get involved when the American Indians decided to stand up against government authorities. As a result of this long lasting siege, the Native Americans came out on top regaining wounded knee.
http://www.essortment.com/all/siegewoundedkn_rmpq.htm
The Equal Rights Amendment states that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. This Amendment was going to be the 27th Amendment to the Constitution. Congress passed the Amendment to go to the states for ratification on March 22, 1972. It had seven years to get 38 states to ratify it. After the seven years were up, only 35 of the 38 states had ratified it. The Equal Rights Amendment died.
By: Jessica
http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/era.htm
American Indians held Alcatraz island for over 18 months from November 20, 1969 to June 11, 1971. The Indians were reclaiming native land that they had lost, and were now demanding fairness and respect for their people. The take over resulted in major benefits for American Indians, atleast 10 major law or policy shifts in the government were enacted.
http://siouxme.com/lodge/alcatraz_np.html
On April 11, 1968 president Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968. It was meant to be a follow up of the CRA of '64. The act expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination against race, ethnicity, religion, sex, etc. -Libby Aik
Martin Luther King was our nations greatest leader during the civil rights movement. Although he was loved by many, he also had enemies. So, at 6:01 pm on April 4, James Earl Ray shot King with his .30 caliber Remington Gamemaster, the bullet entered through the right side of Kings face, shattered his jaw, snapped his spine, and finally came to a rest in his left shoulder blade.
http://history1900s.about.com/cs/martinlutherking/a/mlkassass.htm
The Newark Riot of 1967 began with the arrest of a cab driver named John Smith, who allegedly drove around a double-parked police car at the corner of 7th St. and 15th Avenue. He was stopped, questioned, arrested and transported to a police station, during which time he was severely beaten by the arresting officers. This was the last straw and caused an outrage that was spreading quickly throughout Newark. The violence was caused by police brutality, poverty, exclusion n politics and discrimination. Soon, troops had to be called in. At the conclusion of six days of rioting 23 people lay dead, 725 people were injured and close to 1500 people had been arrested.
http://www.67riots.rutgers.edu/n_index.htm
The Black panthers was a black orginazation created for the protection of black people during the growing time of segregation and racism. The founders were Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
http://www.blackpanther.org/
The National Organization of Women (better known as NOW) is the largest American feminist group. It was created because of the realization of discrimination towards women, Betty Freidan and Pauli Murray described it perfectly in the purpose of the organization, "to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all the privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men." Because of NOW women have gained more equal rights than ever before.
http://www.now.org
After being released from prison and converting to the islam religion and joined Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam (NOI). Malcom X shortly left the NOI and formed the Muslim Mosque Incoporated (MMI). After leaving NOI, he made the comment that the NOI leaders "got to kill me. They can't afford to let me live ... I know where the bodies are buried. And if they press me, I'll exhume some." A first attempt was put on Malcolm X on February 14, 1965 when in the early morning someone threw molotov cocktails through his windows and burned his house down. Although Malcolm X and his family escaped safely, he wasn't safe forever. During an evening speach on February 24, 1965 at the Audubon Ballroom, a group of men caused chaos in the back row while a man in the front row pulled out a sawed-off shotgun and shot Malcolm X twice in the chest. Before his followers could get to his aid, two more men lunged at Malcolm with pistols and repeatedly shot him even though he was already on the ground. Only one of the assassins escaped while the rest were captured by a mob of Malcom X's followers.
The assassination of Malcolm X prevented him from ever acting upon his new ideas and convictions. Malcolm X was forever recognized as an African American rights leader who literally fought for what he believed in.
-Ashton W.
http://www.crimelibrary.com/terrorists_spies/assassins/malcolm_x/3.html
In June of 1963 the civil rights bill was brought before congress, and in November when Kennedy was assassinated it was still being debated. Johnson, a man with a poor record on civil rights, was elected president and his main competitor was his good friend Russell. 18 southern state democratic senators formed a filibuster on the bill started by Russell. Russell told the two supporters of the civil rights act he would discontinue the filibuster on June 15, 1964 and a vote was taken, the bill was passed with a vote of 73 to 27.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcivil64.htm
(Also known as the Mississippi Summer Project)
The United States tried to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi. This project was made by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO).
Tried to break long time political difficulties for African American s in the segregated south.
This is important because many blacks were registered to vote and end the intimidation, taxes, and beating, and other methods which whites used to try to keep African Americans from voting.
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The 24th amendment gave the right to any person in the United States to vote for any government office spot. The government can't take away any of the rights of a citizen as long as they pay any taxes issued by the government.
The 24th Amendment was put into place to let all citizens vote and not segregate any one person or group because of there race. In the Decoration says "We the people" which includes every one in the United States.
The impact of the 24th amendment is still around today because every one today is given the right to vote when they get there citizenship. The amendment helped bring peoples views on segregation in the U.S.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/24th_Amendment_Pg1of1_AC.jpg/403px-24th_Amendment_Pg1of1_AC.jpg
The March on Washington was for Jobs and Freedom for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. also delivered his I have a dream speech. The cause of the march on Washington was that the blacks were being oppressed and they wanted to be equal. The impact of the March is that it led to blacks getting more rights and it really brought up the topic of segregation and how to abolish it.
http://www.cypress.ne.jp/kouchi/image/The-March-%20on-Washington.jpg
The March on Washington was for Jobs and Freedom for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. also delivered his I have a dream speech. The cause of the march on Washington was that the blacks were being oppressed and they wanted to be equal. The impact of the March is that it led to blacks getting more rights and it really brought up the topic of segregation and how to abolish it.
http://www.cypress.ne.jp/kouchi/image/The-March-%20on-Washington.jpg
The March on Washington was for Jobs and Freedom for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. also delivered his I have a dream speech. The cause of the march on Washington was that the blacks were being oppressed and they wanted to be equal. The impact of the March is that it led to blacks getting more rights and it really brought up the topic of segregation and how to abolish it.
http://www.cypress.ne.jp/kouchi/image/The-March-%20on-Washington.jpg
The goal of the Equal Pay Act's goal was to eliminate the differences in wages due to sex. This is one of the many rights that women fought for. This amendment was written by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Pay_Act_of_1963
The goal of the Equal Pay Act's goal was to eliminate the differences in wages due to sex. This is one of the many rights that women fought for. This amendment was written by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Pay_Act_of_1963
The Children's Crusade happened in Birmingham Alabama on May 2 and 3 1963. The march was part of the civil rights act. The Childrens March was were 100's of children left school so they could protest the arrest of Martin Luthar King Jr., and the inequities of white and black students. Children were chased down and then jailed in huge masses. This march was aranged by Rev. James Bevel.
The Freedom Riders were a group of white and black people that decided after the supreme court ruled it unconstitutional to segregate busses, they would go travel around the south in mixed race busses because they felt they had the right to, even though they expected harsh resistance. They were so compelled to do this because they wanted to test the court ruling to make sure it would work, making sure they werent breaking any laws. This was important because even though they didnt do anything wrong in the eys of the law, the racists that was still so common in the south took it upon themselves to show the Freedom Riders what they thought of them, so the law was forced to step in on the behalf of the Freedom Riders eventually. -Cameron
Nine children from Little Rock, Arkansas enrolled and attended Central High High school. They were chosen because they had good grades, signed the sheet and had the courage. This is all thanks to Brown v. Board which said it was illegal to segregate a school system. It shows how the United States was pushing for equality among people and how both races can be together. Klacee Pitts
After, a long day of work Rosa Parks was wore out and was sick of being mistreated because of her race. Mrs. Parks sat down on the bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man. The bus driver ordered for her to get up immediately, but she didn't move. Rosa was arrested, charged, fined, and placed in jail. The impact of her story shows how the United States strived to uphold the constitution by making it illegal to segregate transportation systems. As of today, Rosa Parks is still known as the mother of the U.S. Civil Rights movement.
On the night of August 28, 1955, two men by the name of Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam barged into the home of great-uncle of Emmett Till, Mose Wright. With gun in hand, they forced him to show were Emmett and two of his friends were staying. Roy and Milam then kidnapped Emett, gouged out his eye, shot him in the head and along with a 75 pound cottin gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire, sent him into the Tallahatchie River. This all started four days earlier when Emmett and two of his friends came down from Chicago to visit his great-uncle in Money, Mississippi. Unaware of the segregated times going on in the South, Emett Till said "Bye, Baby." to a female store clerk on his way out of the store. The store clerk's husband, Roy Braynt, and his half brother wanted to show their idea of racial supperiority and murder Emmett Till. Three days later his body was found in the river, and Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam were arrested. They were given time in court, and the jury was all white. The case ended up leaving the murderers innocent. The murder of Emmett Till was a shocking example to the world of the danger,and inequality that blacks often faced in the South.
http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/emmetttill/a/emmetttill.htm
This landmark Supreme Court decision overturned the separate but equal doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson by saying that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." The decision came as a result of a collection of cases filed by African American parents asking that their children be admitted to schools for whites only. While the decision did not immediately lead to desegregation of schools and other public facilities, it set the stage for the beginning of the end of segregation and Jim Crow America.
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/brown/
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