The Civil Rights Movement 1954-1965. Big Events from the 1950s Brown v Board of Education—1954 Rosa Parks refuses to go to the back of the bus—1955 The.

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The Civil Rights Movement

Big Events from the 1950s Brown v Board of Education—1954 Rosa Parks refuses to go to the back of the bus—1955 The Governor of Arkansas uses the National Guard to prevent nine students from attending Little Rock High School; President Eisenhower sends in federal troops to ensure compliance—1957

Activity Picks up in the 1960s Lunch counter sit-ins take place in Greensboro, NC—1960 Freedom Rides begin—1961 President Kennedy sends federal troops to force the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith; transportation facilities and the Department of Defense are desegregated —1962

Freedom Rides Rides through the South with both whites and blacks. The intent was to make sure public transportation was really desegregated. They were met with violence, opposition, and even jail time.

Dangers of 1963 Medgar Evers is assassinated Race riots in Maryland Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his I Have a Dream speechI Have a Dream Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, leaves four young black girls dead

Birmingham Victims September 15, 1963 Denise was 11, the other girls were 14. Despite leads and information, there were no arrests following the bombing.

Changes in 1964 Civil Rights Act declares discrimination, based on race, illegal; followed a 75-day filibuster Race riots in Harlem and Philadelphia Three civil rights workers disappear in Mississippi, after being stopped for speeding, and are found buried six weeks later President Johnson's ResponsePresident Johnson's Response

1965 Brings More Violence Malcolm X is assassinated March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, brings trouble and abuse Riots in Los Angeles New voting rights act signed

Blacks are Elected 1966: first black U.S. Senator in 85 years—Edward Brooke, Massachusetts 1967: first black appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court— Thurgood Marshall 1967: black mayors elected in major cities—Carl Stokes in Cleveland and Richard Hacher in Gary, Indiana

Dr. King in 1968 Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, by James Earl Ray Poor People’s March takes place in Washington, D.C.