Modern Civil Rights Timeline

  • Scottsboro Boys

    Scottsboro Boys
    The term "Scottsboro Boys" pertains to nine African American teenagers wrongfully charged with rape in Alabama in 1931.
  • The Murder of Emmitt Till

    The Murder of Emmitt Till
    The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 brought attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi.