EVENT DATE SUMMARY PEOPLE OTHER Passage of the 13,14, & 1865 Freed the slaves 15 amendments 1868 guaranteed citizenship rights Reconstruction Amendments (p. 183 184) 1870 gave the right to vote to black males – Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 but equal” Segregation is legal in the south “separate (p. 528) Jackie Robinson plays for led to the integration of all other the Dodgers Integrated professional baseball Jackie Robinson 1947 professional sports (p. 917) President Truman July Executive Order 9981 integrates the military Pres. Harry Truman 1948 Desegregated the military (p. 918) Brown v. BOE segregation in public schools is unconstitutional Separate is NOT equal 1954 (p. 918) schools must desegregate at all levels overturned Plessy v. Ferguson Rosa Parks was arrested when she refused to give up her seat Montgomery Bus Dec. which led to the boycott catalyst for the Civil Rights Boycott Rosa Parks 1955 Protest against bus discrimination Movement (p. 921) lasted more than a year Martin Luther King, Jr Founding of SCLC June Advocated nonviolent resistance David Abernathy (p. 923) 1957 organized protests and demonstrations throughout the South Ministers/ Preachers Federal troops were sent to Little Rock Arkansas after the Little Rock Nine Sept. governor of Arkansas used the National Guard to refuse Pres. Dwight first attempt to integrate schools (p. 920) 1957 admittance of 9 African American students to Central High Eisenhower after Brown v. BOE School Founded by students to moving” used sit ins “get SNCC College students 1960 up desegregation freedom rides (p. 926) Guidance by SCLC used sit-ins, freedom rides Morphed in to Power” Greensboro sit-ins Feb. Led to “wade-ins”, “read-ins” Taking up seats in dinners to protest only” sections SNCC “white (p. 925) 1960 throughout the nation DATE SUMMARY PEOPLE OTHER
EVENT DATE SUMMARY PEOPLE OTHER Passage of the 13,14, & 15 amendments (p. 183 – 184) 1865 1868 1870 Freed the slaves guaranteed citizenship rights gave the right to vote to black males Reconstruction Amendments Plessy v. Ferguson (p. 528) 1896 “separate but equal” Segregation is legal in the south Jackie Robinson plays for the Dodgers (p. 917) 1947 Integrated professional baseball Jackie Robinson led to the integration of all other professional sports President Truman integrates the military (p. 918) July 1948 Executive Order 9981 Desegregated the military Pres. Harry Truman Brown v. BOE (p. 918) 1954 segregation in public schools is unconstitutional schools must desegregate at all levels Separate is NOT equal overturned Plessy v. Ferguson Montgomery Bus Boycott (p. 921) Dec. 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested when she refused to give up her seat which led to the boycott Protest against bus discrimination lasted more than a year Rosa Parks catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement Founding of SCLC (p. 923) June 1957 Advocated nonviolent resistance organized protests and demonstrations throughout the South Martin Luther King, Jr David Abernathy Ministers/ Preachers Little Rock Nine (p. 920) Sept. 1957 Federal troops were sent to Little Rock Arkansas after the governor of Arkansas used the National Guard to refuse admittance of 9 African American students to Central High School Pres. Dwight Eisenhower first attempt to integrate schools after Brown v. BOE SNCC (p. 926) 1960 Founded by students to “get moving” up desegregation used sit-ins, freedom rides College students Guidance by SCLC used sit ins freedom rides Morphed in to Power” Greensboro sit-ins (p. 925) Feb. 1960 Taking up seats in dinners to protest “white only” sections SNCC Led to “wade-ins”, “read-ins” throughout the nation DATE SUMMARY PEOPLE OTHER
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