Civil Rights era

Brown v.s. Board of Education

Dec 9, 1952

The very first court date begining the Brown v.s Board of Education historical trial

School Segregation

May 17, 1954

School segregation was finally ruled illegal due to the Brown v.s Board of Education

Rosa Parks

Dec 1, 1955

Rosa Parks sat in the white section of a segregated bus, and refused to give up her seat for a white guy. She was arrested

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dec 5, 1955

MLK Jr leads coloured folks into boycotting buses al for Rosa Parks

Little Rock 9

Sep 7, 1957

9 coloured people were admitted to an all white school, but they were not able to get in on their first day of school.

James Meredith

Oct 8, 1962

First black allowed to enroll in an all white university. Causes a riot, as it did for the Little Rock 9

MLK Jr Arrest

Apr 16, 1963

Martin Luther King Jr was arrested during an anti-segregation protest in the most segregated town in the U.S

Eugene "Bull" Connor

May 18, 1963

Sends attack dogs and beats black children participating in the CHildrens Crusade, all while being televised

I Have A Dream

Aug 28, 1963

Over 200,000 people follow MLK Jr in the March on Washington and listen to one of the most historical speeches ever.

LBJ

Nov 22, 1963

Lydon B. Johnson becomes President after JFK's assassination

Civil Rights Act

Jul 2, 1964

President LBJ finally signs the Civil Rights Act finally banning all segregation