Timeline of the civil rights movement
The Civil Rights Movement was a long time period in the United States when people who were not treated fairly because of their race, gender, or religion, worked together to make sure everyone was treated the same. It started in the 1950s and lasted until the 1970s. Here is a timeline of some of the important events:
1950: The Supreme Court rules in Sweatt v. Painter that racial segregation in public colleges and universities in the US is unconstitutional.
1955: Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white person, kickstarting the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
1960: Two college students from North Carolina, Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, and Joseph McNeil, peacefully sit down at a lunch counter, sparking a movement of sit-ins.
1963: Martin Luther King Jr. gives his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington.
1964: The Civil Rights Act is passed, outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
1965: The Voting Rights Act is passed, ending the use of things like literacy tests that prevented African Americans from voting.
1968: The Fair Housing Act is passed, making it illegal to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing based on race, religion, and national origin.
1972: Title IX of the Education Amendments is passed, prohibiting discrimination based on gender in educational programs.
This timeline shows some of the important moments in the Civil Rights Movement that were important for making sure everyone in the US has the same rights, no matter what race, gender, or religion they are.
1950: The Supreme Court rules in Sweatt v. Painter that racial segregation in public colleges and universities in the US is unconstitutional.
1955: Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white person, kickstarting the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
1960: Two college students from North Carolina, Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, and Joseph McNeil, peacefully sit down at a lunch counter, sparking a movement of sit-ins.
1963: Martin Luther King Jr. gives his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington.
1964: The Civil Rights Act is passed, outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
1965: The Voting Rights Act is passed, ending the use of things like literacy tests that prevented African Americans from voting.
1968: The Fair Housing Act is passed, making it illegal to discriminate in the sale or rental of housing based on race, religion, and national origin.
1972: Title IX of the Education Amendments is passed, prohibiting discrimination based on gender in educational programs.
This timeline shows some of the important moments in the Civil Rights Movement that were important for making sure everyone in the US has the same rights, no matter what race, gender, or religion they are.