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Brown vs. Board of Education Topeka
On this day, the Supreme Court ruled segregation in schools "unconstitutional". -
White Citizens' Councils
After the Brown vs. Board of Education in Topeka, segregation was banned from schools, which angered the whites. They began to put together groups known as the White Citizens' Council to make a stand. -
Rosa Parks
In December during 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for the whites on a bus in Montgomery. She was fined and tried in court, causing the Montgomery Bus Boycott. It began four days later, the day of her hearing in court. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began four days after Rosa Parks was arrested and fined for refusing to leave her seat for the whites on a bus. The boycott began on December 5th, the day of Parks' hearing in court. -
Little Rock Nine
Once segregation was to allowed in schools Little Rock in Arkansas put together a group of nine African-Americans to go to what used to be an all-white school. Their first actual day at the school began on the 25th of September. -
Sit-Ins
During this time, African-American students would go to white restaurants and sit and wait until someone came to serve them. It was said that at least 1500 students were arrested for their actions, but more and more restaurants were desegregated because of their efforts. -
Freedom Rides
Groups of African-American and white civil rights supporters traveled through the South to protest against discrimination and segregation in bus terminals. -
March On Washington
On this day, thousands of people came to the March On Washington to protest the injustices in segregation for African-Americans. This is also where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous speech, "I Have A Dream". -
Birmingham Protests
The Birmingham Protests, also known as the Birmingham Campaign, was a method of protesting segregation in peaceful ways like Sit-Ins and boycotts during the spring of 1963. The protestors received violence in return for their efforts. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
On this day, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, granting African-Americans the right to vote.
