Endind segregation

The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) A long struggle to end segregation and discrimination against Africans-Americans.

Organizing civil resistance, non-violent protests and demonstrations.

Martin Luther King (1929-1968) The leader of the movement who advocated peace and non-violence. He was inspired by Gandhi's philosophy.

Rosa Parks (1913-2005) She refused to leave her seat to a White man and was arrested. That event hardened the Civil Rights Movement.

Emmet Till (1941-1955) He was lynched and died at only 14 for whistling at a White woman.

Malcolm X (1925-1965) He was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. His detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence.

J. F. Kennedy (1917-1963) During the presidential campaign, Kennedy made it clear in his speeches that he was a supporter of civil rights.

Brown vs Board of Education (17th May 1954) A major step forward to desegregate schools

The Civil Rights Act (1964) abolished segregation

The Voting Rights Act 1965 A landmark piece of federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting

From 1619 to 1865 It was the legal institution of human chattel enslavement, primarily of Africans and African Americans

From 1861 to 1865 It was the result of a long-standing controversy over slavery

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Enacted the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which permanently outlawed slavery

From 1876 to 1964 They were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States

Separated schools

and facilities...

Separated seats in transports

Or places of entertainment...

Separated restaurants

and also in housing

Unequal treatment in employment

By crual lynching and regular assaults

By the Ku Klux Klan The 1st Klan was created in 1865. They advocated extremist reactionary positions such as white supremacy