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Sweatt v Painter
Herman Sweatt wanted to attend UT Law School. UT create a separate law school just to keep Sweatt out. The Supreme Court ruled failed to qualify as “separate but equal”, since it isolated students. -
Brown v Board of Education
The Supreme Court rules on the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, unanimously, agreeing that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white passenger and was arrested. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School and they refused to let them enroll. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Civil Rights Commission giving the federal courts the power to register African American voters. -
Freedom Rides
Interracial groups rode buses across the South to protest segregation -
Greensboro Four
Four African American students, the Greensboro Four, held a sit-in at a “Whites-Only” lunch counter in North Carolina. -
The March on Washington
To gain support for a Civil Rights bill before Congress MLK led a “March on Washington" Dr. King gave his famous “I have a Dream” speech. -
March on Birmingham
MLK explained why African Americans could no longer wait patiently for their rights -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
“prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, or ethnic background in hotels, restaurants, and all places of employment doing business with the federal government.” -
24th Amendment
eliminated poll taxes in federal elections -
Affirmative Action
programs increased the number of minorities in colleges and businesses, but some said it was a form of reverse discrimination. -
March on Selma
MLK led marches in Selma, Alabama to demand voting rights for African Americans, but demonstrators were attacked by the police. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
was signed by LBJ, it ended poll taxes and led to an increase in the number of black voters.