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what dates did these events occur - Brown v Board of Education
Montgomery Bus Boycott: MLK and Rosa Parks
Birmingham protests
MLK’s Letter from Jail
Sit-in campaigns/SNCC
Freedom Riders:
Little Rock 9
March on Washington: “I Have a Dream”
Stand in the School Door: George Wallace; University of Alabama
JFK Assassination
24th Amendment: poll tax
Nobel Peace Prize: MLK, list the reason for the award
Assassination of Malcolm X:
Black Panther party created
Supreme Court appointment: Thurgood Marshall
Assassination of MLK: holiday in his name
Civil Rights Act
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- Brown v. Board of Education (U.S. Supreme Court decision): May 17, 1954 (Brown I).
- (Brown II, the implementation/order to desegregate “with all deliberate speed”: May 31, 1955.)
- Montgomery Bus Boycott / Rosa Parks & MLK: Rosa Parks arrested December 1, 1955; boycott began December 5, 1955 and lasted until December 20, 1956 (following a Browder v. Gayle federal decision).
- Birmingham protests (Birmingham Campaign / “Children’s Crusade”): April–May 1963, with major confrontations the first week of May 1963 (notably May 2–4, 1963).
- MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”: written April 16, 1963.
- Sit-in campaigns / SNCC: Greensboro sit-ins began February 1, 1960; the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was formed in April 1960 (founding conference at Shaw University).
- Freedom Riders: began May 4, 1961 (first rides); key violent attacks occurred mid–May 1961 (e.g., Anniston attack May 14, 1961).
- Little Rock Nine (Central High School integration): initial confrontation September 4, 1957; federal intervention and escorted integration by troops occurred September 24–25, 1957.
- March on Washington / “I Have a Dream”: August 28, 1963.
- “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” (George Wallace / University of Alabama): June 11, 1963 (Wallace’s attempt to block enrollment; federal action that day).
- JFK assassination (President John F. Kennedy): November 22, 1963 (Dallas, Texas).
- 24th Amendment (prohibiting poll tax in federal elections): ratified January 23, 1964.
- Nobel Peace Prize — Martin Luther King Jr.: awarded in 1964 (ceremony December 10, 1964).
- Reason: for his nonviolent struggle for civil rights for the African American population in the United States.
- Assassination of Malcolm X: February 21, 1965 (New York City).
- Black Panther Party founded: October 1966 (commonly given date October 15, 1966, Oakland, CA).
- Supreme Court appointment — Thurgood Marshall: nominated June 1967; Senate confirmed August 30, 1967; sworn in/assumed the seat October 1967.
- Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.: April 4, 1968 (Memphis, Tennessee).
- Federal holiday in his honor (Martin Luther King Jr. Day): signed into law November 2, 1983; first observed as a federal holiday January 20, 1986 (third Monday in January).
- Civil Rights Act (Civil Rights Act of 1964): signed into law July 2, 1964.
If you want, I can add one-line summaries of significance for any of these events.
- (Brown II, the implementation/order to desegregate “with all deliberate speed”: May 31, 1955.)
- Montgomery Bus Boycott / Rosa Parks & MLK: Rosa Parks arrested December 1, 1955; boycott began December 5, 1955 and lasted until December 20, 1956 (following a Browder v. Gayle federal decision).
- Birmingham protests (Birmingham Campaign / “Children’s Crusade”): April–May 1963, with major confrontations the first week of May 1963 (notably May 2–4, 1963).
- MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”: written April 16, 1963.
- Sit-in campaigns / SNCC: Greensboro sit-ins began February 1, 1960; the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was formed in April 1960 (founding conference at Shaw University).
- Freedom Riders: began May 4, 1961 (first rides); key violent attacks occurred mid–May 1961 (e.g., Anniston attack May 14, 1961).
- Little Rock Nine (Central High School integration): initial confrontation September 4, 1957; federal intervention and escorted integration by troops occurred September 24–25, 1957.
- March on Washington / “I Have a Dream”: August 28, 1963.
- “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” (George Wallace / University of Alabama): June 11, 1963 (Wallace’s attempt to block enrollment; federal action that day).
- JFK assassination (President John F. Kennedy): November 22, 1963 (Dallas, Texas).
- 24th Amendment (prohibiting poll tax in federal elections): ratified January 23, 1964.
- Nobel Peace Prize — Martin Luther King Jr.: awarded in 1964 (ceremony December 10, 1964).
- Reason: for his nonviolent struggle for civil rights for the African American population in the United States.
- Assassination of Malcolm X: February 21, 1965 (New York City).
- Black Panther Party founded: October 1966 (commonly given date October 15, 1966, Oakland, CA).
- Supreme Court appointment — Thurgood Marshall: nominated June 1967; Senate confirmed August 30, 1967; sworn in/assumed the seat October 1967.
- Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.: April 4, 1968 (Memphis, Tennessee).
- Federal holiday in his honor (Martin Luther King Jr. Day): signed into law November 2, 1983; first observed as a federal holiday January 20, 1986 (third Monday in January).
- Civil Rights Act (Civil Rights Act of 1964): signed into law July 2, 1964.
If you want, I can add one-line summaries of significance for any of these events.
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