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Montgomery Bus Boycott
On December 5, 1955 people stop ridden buses, 90 percent African Americans who usually rod the bus honored the boycott. -
Integration of Little Rock Central
In 1957 Little Rock, Arkansas federal Judge ordered public school to begin desegregation. -
First lunch counter sit-in
On February 1, 1960 four African American students form North Carolina. They ordered food, but the waitress refuses to serve them, saying that only White customers could eat at Woolworth. -
Freedom Rides
In May 1961, black and white freedom riders rode buses through the south. They were testing southern compliance with laws outlawing segregation in interstate transport. The riders were subjected to violence and eventually received federal protection. -
Birmingham campaign
May 3, 1963, hundreds of young people marched through the streets of Birmingham. the police were there with their dogs sand their houses. Hundreds of people were arrested and put in the jailed. -
March on Washington
On August 28th 1963, A million people marched in Washington D.C. people marched for civil rights, employment, and voting rights. The hightht of this event was Martin Luther King Jr. I “HAVE A DREAM” speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 transformed race relations in the United States. It outlawed racial discrimination in voter registration, Public Accommodations, Public Facilities, Public Schools and colleges, labor Unions, and Employment. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
African Americans lined up to vote for the first time throughout the south afire passage of the voting rights act of 1965.
