Brown V. Board of Education

Seperate but Equal

Sep 16, 1896

The U.S. Supreme Court made the doctrine "Seperate but Equal" which gave colored and whites to have the same rights, educations, and other things.

Brown v. Board of Education starts in Topeka Kansas

Apr 4, 1950

NAACP and Thurgood Marshall help the case greatly. They fail after 2 years of trying to desegrate, but last lawsuit ends desgration in Topeka.

Force desgration , Virginia

Sep 19, 1956

NAACP file lawsuits throughout Virginia to start desgration.

Any school enrollment , Kentucky

May 23, 1957

Kentucky passes a law that students can enroll in any school as long as the colored and the white students' classrooms 25 miles apart.

Desgration starts in Little Rock

Sep 20, 1957

Desgration starts in Little Rock. Nine students go to a white school. Protester block them from entering. Arkansas governor uses national guards to keep out the students.

Desegration starts again

Aug 17, 1959

U.S. Supreme Court starts desegration again , but it causes a riot in the south.