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Civil Rights

By Tiffany S. 17978

  • Brown v Board of Education

    Brown v Board of Education
    The decision of Brown v Board of Education was unanimous decision: school segregation violated the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.

  • Rosa Parks' arrest and beginning of Bus Boycott

    Rosa Parks' arrest and beginning of Bus Boycott
    December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person.

  • End of Bus Boycott Browder v Gayle takes effect

    End of Bus Boycott Browder v Gayle takes effect
    December 20, 1956 Browder v. Gayle, took effect, and led to a United States Supreme Court decision that declared the Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses to be unconstitutional.

  • Little Rock Nine barred from entering Little Rock Central High School

    Little Rock Nine barred from entering Little Rock Central High School
    On September 4, 1957 the Little Rock Nine were barred from entering Little Rock Central High School by the National Guard.

  • First Freedom Ride Leaves Washington

    First Freedom Ride Leaves Washington
    May 4, 1961 First Freedom Ride leaves Washington.

  • I have a Dream Speech/ March on Washington

    I have a Dream Speech/ March on Washington
    August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony during the March on Washington.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964 is enacted

    Civil Rights Act of 1964 is enacted
    Civil Rights Act of 1964 is enacted July 2, 1964.

  • Kerner Commission

    Kerner Commission
    Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the commission on July 28, 1967.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1968

    Civil Rights Act of 1968
    Enacted April 11, 1968. Provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed, or national origin.