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In 1955, African Americans refused to ride the segregated buses. In Montgomery, Alabama, it was a civil rights protest that lasted for 381 days.
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Nine African Americans were enrolled in Little Rock Central high school, but were prevented from entering the school. President Eisenhower stepped in and sent troops to escort them to school and protect them.
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Four African Americans sat at a counter, but the waitress refused to serve them because only whites could eat there. They stayed until the place closed for the night and weren’t served.
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Seven blacks and six whites rode two buses and went south from Washington D.C. A white mob attacked all of them and beat them when they all arrived in Alabama.
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A movement by the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership conference) who wanted to try to shed some light to the idea of Integration of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. It was the most segregated city, which made it so no blacks and whites could mix in any public facility.
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In 1963, there was a march called the Great March, which was meant to support the civil rights and economic rights of African Americans.
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It’s a law that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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An important piece of legislation that bans voting discrimination based on race.
