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Sweatt v Painter
Supreme Court case which challenged equal but segregated education established by Plessy v. Fergurson -
Linda Brown
She lives within walking distance of a school but has to take a bus instead,because of segregation. Her father decides to take this case to the US Suprem Court. -
Brown v Board Education
Argued that segregation within schools was not equal. It allowed for integrated education -
Federal Interstate Interstate Commerce Comission
The FICC bans the segration on buses. This occurs a couple months after the assassination of Emett Till -
University of Alabama Admits the 1st African American Student
The NAACP made sure that Autherine Lucy could attend college. But she was denied to be in dormitories and dining halls because she had a baby. The NAACP then made sure that any African American student could be admitted into college. -
Emmett Till
He was killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman. It wasn't clear how th event really happened -
Rosa Parks Denies a Sit
Rosa denies sitting to a white passenger. This spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott -
MLK is Elected
Montgomery Improvement an association established by local Baptist Church elects MLK as president. MLK will lead the bus boycott. -
MLK home is bombed
Angry by the boycott people decided to take matters into their own hands. MLK responded to this incident peacefully and only was concerned about his family inside the house. -
Court Rules in Favor of Montgomery Bus Boycott
Alabama court rules in favor of the Montgomery bus boycott. It rules for the decision made by Alabama district. -
Boycott Ends
After almost a month Montgomery buses finally allowed for integration in buses. Martin Luther King was picked up by a Montgomery bus. -
Little Rock
Nine students were chosen to go to an all white house school. The governor of Arkanas stops the students from entering the highschool. President Eisenhower sends in federal troopers to escort them into Little Rock. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Marked the 1st time since Reconstuction that the Federal goverment took measures into protecting the Civil Rights of arican Americans. This law made sure that African Americans were not being deprived of their rights in the South. -
Greensboro Sit In
Four African American men visted Woolworth where they sat at a white only lunch table. Although they were denied service they stayed until closing -
Boynton v. Virginia
Supreme Court ruled in 7-2 decision that segration on interstate public travel is illegal. This would later be used by the Freedom Riders.
