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Little Rock Central Opened
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Blossom Plan
Little Rock school district's original desegregation plan, proposed by the superintendent, Virgil Blossom. -
Brown vs Board of Education
US Supreme court ruling that stated the policy of "sparate but equal" in public education was unconstitutional. -
Fayetteville Public Schools Desegregate
It was integrated by 6 African American high school students. -
Charleston Schools Desegregate
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Last Graduating Class at Dunbar High
Since it was close to Central High School, most of the students went there. -
Emmett Till Dies
He was 14 when he was murdered because he whistled at a married white woman. -
Hoxie Schools Desegregate
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Horace Mann School Opened
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Southern Manifesto
written protest from southern members of congress in response to the Brown vs the Board of Education decision to integrate schools. -
White Citizens Council Formed
White people against integrating schools. -
Expected date of desegregation at central high
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Faubus gives orders to National Guard
Faubus told them to surround the school. He told them to prevent the 9 African American students from going into Central High. -
Elizabeth Eckford Denied
Eckford arrived at Central instead of a changed meeting place. The National Guard wouldn't let her in, so she went home. It was a miscomunication. -
Little Rock Nine are Escorted by Federal Troops
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Minnijean Brown Expelled
She was expelled for dumping chili on a white student. -
Ernest Green Graduates From Central
The only senior among the nine, Ernest Green, graduates. LIttle Rock police and federal troops attend graduation ceremonies. -
Ferderal Judge Orders Desegregation
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Faubus Passes Special Law Allowing Him to Close Schools
Faubus allows this to avoid integration. More than 3,500 high school students have to find a different school to attend. -
Federal court rules school-closing as unconstitutional
The high schools would start back in the fall. -
Martin Luther King Jr. marches on Washington
Two hundred and fifty thousand march on Washingtion, D.C., as Martin Luther King Jr. gives his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act
Presedent Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which outlaws employment discrimination and segregation or discrimination in public places. -
Malcolm X is murdered
Malcolm X is murdered in New York City. -
Bloody Sunday in Montgomery, Alabama
Activists walking from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, are gassed and beaten by law enforcement while thousands watch on television. -
Voting Rights Act
Lyndon Signs the Voting Rights Act, which requires that all citizens be allowed to vote equally and freely.
