Civil Rights Events Timeline

Malcom X Assassination

Febuary 21st, 1965. NYC Audobon Ballroom

What Happened?

Importance

Malcom X Assassination

• FBI followed Malcolm's Life

• Muhammed Aziz was falsely accused of the assassination

• Elijah Muhammed believed Malcom X was too powerful

• His powerful charisma drew followers and supporters

• Was a vocal leader on Civil Rights

• People said he was too powerful

• One of the most visible civil rights leaders to exist

• Fighting for rights of colored people along with voting rights

Bloody Sunday

March 7, 1965. Selma, Alabama

Bloody Sunday

What Happened?

• More than 15 protesters were hospitalized for being beaten
• Protesters formed the Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
• Police attacked protesters when they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
• Started after a state trooper shot Jimmie Lee Jackson, a peaceful protester.
• Protesters were beaten till they were bloody.

Importance

• Showed how people were against african american citizens

• Showing how far people would go to not allow the african american people to speak out and peacefully protest

• African americans opinion was shared more through the media.

Stokely Carmichael

June 16, 1966. New York City

Stokely Carmichael

What Happened?

• Leader of Black Nationalists

• Immigrant from Guinea

• Joined Student nonviolent coordinating committee and later became head chair of the SNCC

Importance

• Created Black Power

• Challenged segregation on public transportation

• Supported voting of colored people

• Influenced Political and economic power along with racial pride.

• Helped to establish an all African-People's Revolutionary Party

Chicago Riots

April 5th, 1968. Westside Chicago

Chicago Riots

What Happened?

• The residents of the city decided to start a two-day siege by breaking into stores, stealing goods, and setting houses and buildings on fire.

• Most of the west side communities were torn apart and the residents from the west weren't to blame.

• Some residents explained how the riots were comparable to a natural disaster with the amount of damage it did.

• Riots started as school students protesting downtown.

Importance

• Result of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. more than 200 people were killed.

• People were not happy with the assassination of MLK and Chicago residents used rioting and looting as a way to portray their anger.

Sources

“Civil Right’s ‘Bloody Sunday.’” Civil Right’s “Bloody Sunday,” education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/civil-rights-bloody-sunday/. Accessed 23 Jan. 2024.

“Stokely Carmichael.” Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 15 Jan. 2024, www.britannica.com/biography/Stokely-Carmichael.

Worldcrunch, et al. “This Happened - February 21: Malcolm X Assassinated.” Worldcrunch, 21 Feb. 2023, worldcrunch.com/this-happened/malcolm-x-assasination-photograph.

Tribune, Chicago. “Rage, Riots, Ruin.” Rage, Riots, Ruin -- Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2020, graphics.chicagotribune.com/riots-chicago-1968-mlk/index.html.