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Brown V Board of Education
This civil rights case is seen by many to be the start of the civil rights movement. It outlawed discrimination in public schooling. This was necessary to overturn Plessy V Ferguson. -
Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycotts
Rosa Parks, after refusing to give up her seat on a bus, led to a successful boycott of public transportation. The boycotts only ended after segregation on buses was illegalized. -
Sit ins in North Carolina
Several African American university students begin sit ins at segregated restaurants in the south. -
The March on Washington
In 1963 a march on Washington for equal civil rights was attended by Martin Luther King Jr. where he delivered his "I have a dream speech." It was also attended by 200,000 others. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is Passed
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws discrimination in any form on the basis of racism, religion, or national origin. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The voting rights act of 1965 guarantees the right to vote without passing discriminatory literacy tests while also allowing the federal government more ability to intervene against racist laws -
The Selma to Montgomery March
In an effort to get a higher percentage of African Americans in the area registered to vote Martin Luther King Jr. led a march in protest of the local resistance to desegregation. It faced numerous challenges.
