Civil Rights Timeline

  • Brown vs Board of Education

    Brown vs Board of Education
    Oliver brown was the father of Linda brown, including the WAACP lawyer. This took place in Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, District of Columbia.
  • Murder of Emmett Till

    Murder of Emmett Till
    This murder happened when Emmett went to the grocery store and he whistled to a white women and she lied about what happened. They were convicted innocent.
  • Southern Christian Leadership Conference

    Southern Christian Leadership Conference
    MLK 60 black ministers civil rights leader. SCLC was an organization linked to the black churches. Regarded churches as pivotal organizing spaces for civil rights activism.
  • Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9
    Little Rock, Arkansas 9 colored students went to high school with whites and got mistreated.