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Brown v. board of education
man sues the state of kansas for not allowing his daughter to go to a white school, this made the supreme court outlaw the seperation of schools -
montgomery bus boycott
many people decided not to go on the buses until they treated blacks equally -
crisis in little rock
blsck students are harrassed and attacked when on their way to a white school -
sit ins
four black students sat in a "whites only" diner until they were served. -
the king is released
martin luther king junior is released from jail -
children's marches
when martin luther king junior was released from jail, kids were the only ones willing to march -
the march on washington
many people march to get congress to pass civil rights laws -
i have a dream
martin luther king makes a huge speech during the march on washington -
sixteenth street baptist church bombing
four girls died, and 22 injured in a bombing -
civil rights laws
new laws are passed,which outlawed segregation, and gave the federal government the power to desegregate states.
