Journey to freedom time line
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This document contains instructions and materials for a student to create a timeline of important events in the civil rights movement in America. It provides cut-out cards with dates and descriptions of key events for the student to glue in chronological order, including Harriet Tubman escaping slavery in 1849, the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in 1863, Rosa Parks' bus protest in 1955, the lunch counter sit-ins beginning in 1960, Ruby Bridges integrating schools in 1960, the March on Washington and MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963, the Civil Rights Act outlawing segregation being signed in 1964, and Martin Luther King Jr. being assassinated in 1968.
Journey to freedom time line
- 1. Name________________________________ Date __________ Journey to Freedom Time-Line Directions: cut out the historical events and glue them in order on the timeline. Dates I can make and read simple timelines to sequence events.
- 2. November 14, 1960 April 4, 1968 February 1, 1960 1849 December 1, 1955 Ruby Bridges attends her first day at an all-white school. Martin Luther King Jr. killed Lunch counter sit in begins at Woolworth in Harriet Tubman escapes from her slave owner to Philadelphia. Rosa Parks refuses to sit in the “colored” section of the bus. July 2, 1964 January 1, 1863 August 28, 1963 The Civil Rights Act, outlawing segregation is signed into law. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery. Dr. Martin Luther King delivers “I have a dream” speech. November 14, 1960 April 4, 1968 February 1, 1960 1849 Ruby Bridges attends her first day at an all-white school. Martin Luther King Jr. killed Lunch counter sit in begins at Woolworth in Harriet Tubman escapes from her slave owner to Philadelphia. July 2, 1964 January 1, 1863 August 28, 1963 The Civil Rights Act, outlawing segregation is signed into law. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery. Dr. Martin Luther King delivers “I have a dream” speech. December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to sit in the “colored” section of the bus.