February 9, 1950 - McCarthy's Wheeling Speech: Joseph McCarthy made a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia claiming that he knew of 205 people employed in the government who supported the communists. He started a movement called McCarthyism. McCarthyism is the unsupported accusations of someone supporting communism.
1950 - McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents: McLaurin was denied acceptance into a graduate program. After going to the Oklahoma City Court he was able to go to school, however he was forced to sit at different sections of the classroom, made him sit a separate desk in the library, and made him eat tables. Sometimes he even had different eating times that all the white students.
1950 - Internal Security Act: It was created by Pat McCarran. The act required communist organizations to register with the U.S Attorney General. The purpose of the act was to investigate people suspected of helping the enemy and working against the U.S. The act was an infringement on the right of the American citizens' freedom. It allowed the creation of the Subversive Activities Control Board (SACB) which held trials to see if groups are considered communist or not.
October 10, 1951 - Mutual Security Act of 1951: The act was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. It provided $7.5 billion to foreign aid in by way of military, economics, and technical support of the U.S. allies.
June 19, 1953 - Rosenbergs executed: The Rosenbergs were accused of spying for the Soviet Union and giving the Soviet Union information on how to make an atomic bomb. They were said to have led and organized the team that gave the information to the Soviets. They were accused by David Greenglass.
June 9, 1954 - Joseph McCarthy discredited: McCarthy accused lax security, a top-secret army facility, of being communist. He turned his attack onto the lawyer representing the facility. Overnight the public stopped following McCarthy.
1954 - Brown v. Board of Education: A lawsuit to outlaw segregation in schools. The Supreme Court found segregation of children in public schools to violate the Equal Protection clause and the Fourteenth Amendment. The case overturned the Plessey v. Ferguson case. All of the Justices were in agreement and the vote of the Supreme Court to desegregate the schools was unanimous.
August 28, 1955 - Emmett Till: His murderers were acquitted of the crime even though he was beaten to death. Till's death was a motivating factor which made many African Americans, who used to be content, come forward and make a stand for civil rights. One such action trigger by his death was Rosa Park's refusal to move seats for a white passenger.
December 1, 1955 - Rosa Parks Arrested: Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man. She was an active member of the NAACP and quietly but persistently refused to move. She was arrested and convicted of violating the laws of segregation, also known as the Jim Crow laws. She appealed to a higher court. In December of 1956 the Supreme Court ruled segregation laws unconstitutional. Her refusal to move started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
1955 - Brown v. Board 2: The court ordered that states needed to integrate their schools will deliberate speed after the deliberation of Brown v. Board of Education.
1955-1956 - Montgomery Bus Boycott: After Rosa Parks was arrested, the boycott started. Jo Ann Robinson organized the boycott. It started on December 5, 1955. E.D. Nixon got Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to participate and support the boycott. King was elected the spokesperson of the boycott. King gave a speech and the boycott was extended until desegregation was achieved. The boycott lasted 381 days.
September 9, 1957 - Civil Rights Act of 1957: It was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It indicated that the court was interested in protecting civil rights. It includes protecting voting rights, established the Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department, and empower the federal government to and federal officials to prosecute people who conspired to deny or abridge another citizen's right to vote. Mostly, the act signaled that the government supports civil rights.
1957 - The Little Rock Nine: One September 4, 1957 Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas ordered the National Guard to prevent the nine African American students from entering Little Rock Central High School. President Eisenhower sent in Federal National Guard troops to protect the nine students from mobs. In February of 1958 the Little Rock school board tried to have the integration program postponed. The local court approved the postponement. The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) appealed to the Eight Circuit which in turn reversed the decision of the local court. The students were still to attend school despite violence that may ensue.
1958 - Cooper v. Aaron: Supreme Court ruled that the state of Arkansas and all states could not pass a law which undermined the Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.
December 20, 1959 - Browder v. Gayle: Aurlia Browder, Susie McDonald, Claudette Clovia, and Mary Louse Smith were plaintiffs in the case. All of the women refused to give up their seat to whites on the bus before Rosa Parks refused. Their case went to the Supreme Court and the decision made segregation on busses illegal.
1959 - Landrum-Griffin Act: It grants rights to union members and protects their interests by promoting their procedures within labor organizations. It also protects the labor organization funds and assets.
Author: Madeline B.
1950 - McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents: McLaurin was denied acceptance into a graduate program. After going to the Oklahoma City Court he was able to go to school, however he was forced to sit at different sections of the classroom, made him sit a separate desk in the library, and made him eat tables. Sometimes he even had different eating times that all the white students.
1950 - Internal Security Act: It was created by Pat McCarran. The act required communist organizations to register with the U.S Attorney General. The purpose of the act was to investigate people suspected of helping the enemy and working against the U.S. The act was an infringement on the right of the American citizens' freedom. It allowed the creation of the Subversive Activities Control Board (SACB) which held trials to see if groups are considered communist or not.
October 10, 1951 - Mutual Security Act of 1951: The act was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. It provided $7.5 billion to foreign aid in by way of military, economics, and technical support of the U.S. allies.
June 19, 1953 - Rosenbergs executed: The Rosenbergs were accused of spying for the Soviet Union and giving the Soviet Union information on how to make an atomic bomb. They were said to have led and organized the team that gave the information to the Soviets. They were accused by David Greenglass.
June 9, 1954 - Joseph McCarthy discredited: McCarthy accused lax security, a top-secret army facility, of being communist. He turned his attack onto the lawyer representing the facility. Overnight the public stopped following McCarthy.
1954 - Brown v. Board of Education: A lawsuit to outlaw segregation in schools. The Supreme Court found segregation of children in public schools to violate the Equal Protection clause and the Fourteenth Amendment. The case overturned the Plessey v. Ferguson case. All of the Justices were in agreement and the vote of the Supreme Court to desegregate the schools was unanimous.
August 28, 1955 - Emmett Till: His murderers were acquitted of the crime even though he was beaten to death. Till's death was a motivating factor which made many African Americans, who used to be content, come forward and make a stand for civil rights. One such action trigger by his death was Rosa Park's refusal to move seats for a white passenger.
December 1, 1955 - Rosa Parks Arrested: Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man. She was an active member of the NAACP and quietly but persistently refused to move. She was arrested and convicted of violating the laws of segregation, also known as the Jim Crow laws. She appealed to a higher court. In December of 1956 the Supreme Court ruled segregation laws unconstitutional. Her refusal to move started the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
1955 - Brown v. Board 2: The court ordered that states needed to integrate their schools will deliberate speed after the deliberation of Brown v. Board of Education.
1955-1956 - Montgomery Bus Boycott: After Rosa Parks was arrested, the boycott started. Jo Ann Robinson organized the boycott. It started on December 5, 1955. E.D. Nixon got Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to participate and support the boycott. King was elected the spokesperson of the boycott. King gave a speech and the boycott was extended until desegregation was achieved. The boycott lasted 381 days.
September 9, 1957 - Civil Rights Act of 1957: It was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It indicated that the court was interested in protecting civil rights. It includes protecting voting rights, established the Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department, and empower the federal government to and federal officials to prosecute people who conspired to deny or abridge another citizen's right to vote. Mostly, the act signaled that the government supports civil rights.
1957 - The Little Rock Nine: One September 4, 1957 Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas ordered the National Guard to prevent the nine African American students from entering Little Rock Central High School. President Eisenhower sent in Federal National Guard troops to protect the nine students from mobs. In February of 1958 the Little Rock school board tried to have the integration program postponed. The local court approved the postponement. The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) appealed to the Eight Circuit which in turn reversed the decision of the local court. The students were still to attend school despite violence that may ensue.
1958 - Cooper v. Aaron: Supreme Court ruled that the state of Arkansas and all states could not pass a law which undermined the Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.
December 20, 1959 - Browder v. Gayle: Aurlia Browder, Susie McDonald, Claudette Clovia, and Mary Louse Smith were plaintiffs in the case. All of the women refused to give up their seat to whites on the bus before Rosa Parks refused. Their case went to the Supreme Court and the decision made segregation on busses illegal.
1959 - Landrum-Griffin Act: It grants rights to union members and protects their interests by promoting their procedures within labor organizations. It also protects the labor organization funds and assets.
Author: Madeline B.