Timeline Research Organizer

  • The Measure of a Man

    The Measure of a Man
    Martin Luther King was on the non-violent strategy for a "Negro" bus boycott protesting the city's arrest of Rosa Parks for sitting in a seat reserved for "Whites." (MLK supported the boycott of the city for arresting Rosa Parks for sitting on a reserved seat for Whites.)
  • Brown v. Board of Education Decision

    Brown v. Board of Education Decision
    This landmark U.S. Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, helping to spark the modern Civil Rights Movement. (This Supreme Court case ended school segregation, sparking the Civil Rights Movement.)
  • Greensboro sit-ins

    Greensboro sit-ins
    They were done to protest segregation started by 4 African American students
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders
    It was a group of black and white people who rode public buses to the South to show that interstate facilities remained segregated.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

    Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail:   "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
    A letter written by MLK while imprisoned for nonviolent protest, addressing criticism and explaining the importance of direct action.
  • Places Martin Luther King, Jr., Visited

    Places Martin Luther King, Jr., Visited
    The highlighted map shows the nearly eighty locations MLK has visited between 1962-1963
  • Martin Luther King Timeline

    Martin Luther King Timeline
  • "I Have a Dream" Speech Video (1963)

    "I Have a Dream" Speech Video (1963)
    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech advocating for racial equality and civil rights at the Lincoln Memorial.
  • The Birmingham campaign

    The Birmingham campaign
    The black community tried to establish non segregation by taking down several downtowns called “whites-only” but it didn’t work due to Bull Connors movement.
  • March on Washington for jobs and freedom

    March on Washington for jobs and freedom
    -Was the largest gathering for civil rights of its time, about 250,000 people arrived to protest during the protest mlk would give his “I have a Dream” speech.
  • Selma to Montgomery marches

    Selma to Montgomery marches
    To ensure that African Americans could exercise their vote to still have the constitutional right to vote even though the segregation system made it difficult.
  • Voting rights act of 1965

    Voting rights act of 1965
    The act allowed African Americans the right to register and vote.
  • Loving V Virginia

    Loving V Virginia
    Supreme court case unanimously found that any state laws prohibiting inter racial marriage was unconstitutional.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
    “Located in downtown Washington, DC, the memorial honors Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice.
  • Start of the BLM movement

    Start of the BLM movement
    Political movement project started because of the death of a African American Teen.
  • George Floyd: Timeline of black deaths and protests

    George Floyd: Timeline of black deaths and protests
    Eric Garner died after he was wrestled to the ground by a New York police officer on suspicion of illegally selling cigarettes. While in a choke hold, Mr Garner uttered the words "I can't breathe" 11 times.
  • BLM movement getting funding

    BLM movement getting funding
    BLM received $100 million dollars in funding, they aimed to set a strategic police agenda to create racial equality.
  • Death of George Floyd

    Death of George Floyd
    A man was killed by a cop because the store clerk thought he was using a fake 20$ bill.