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Civil rights movement
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The Supreme Court Declares Bus Segregation Unconstitutional
Supreme Court makes it illegal to segregate busses, When blacks started being violent riding busses again after many are shot or beat. -
Presidential Election
Kennedy wins the election with a 68% of black vote, this is from his support of MLK and Jackie robinson. -
Olé miss
A black student is accepted into a university in Mississippi (olé miss) that was segregated and the only way he got in was taking his application to court, he had to have guards walk with him, however this lead to the school being desegregated. -
March On Washington
Half a million blacks and whites march Washington to protest, Famous musicians such as bob Dylan play and MLK delivers one of his most famous “i have a dream” speech. -
Civil Rights Act
Very important event that banned segregation in public places such as businesses, restraints and any place public, however owners still discriminated. -
Presidential election
In the 1964 U.S. presidential election, incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson won a landslide victory over Republican Senator Barry Goldwater, carrying 44 states and the District of Columbia. Johnson’s support for civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, contrasted with Goldwater’s opposition to the act, influencing the election’s outcome. -
Voting rights act
The Civil rights act didn’t cover the hardships blacks had voting, this covered that and made it illegal to make any hardships for not just blacks but everyone to vote. -
Kerner Commision report
commissioned by President Lyndon B. Johnson, investigated the causes of the 1967 race riots in the U.S. and concluded that systemic racism and economic inequality were driving racial unrest. The report famously warned that the nation was “moving toward two societies, one black, one white, separate and unequal,” and called for major government action to address poverty, housing, education, and policing. Despite its urgent recommendations, Johnson ignored the report. -
Presidential election
In the 1968 U.S. presidential election, Republican nominee Richard Nixon defeated Democratic Vice President Hubert Humphrey and American Independent Party candidate George Wallace. Nixon’s campaign emphasized “law and order,” appealing to voters concerned about civil unrest. This election marked a significant political shift, weakening the Democratic Party’s dominance in the South and signaling challenges ahead for the civil rights movement.