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Orders the desegregation of public schools
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The boycott against bus segregation begins.
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Students were prevented from entering the racially segregated school.
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Gave attorneys greater power over school desegregation and gave the government jurisdiction over violations of African- American voting rights.
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James Meredith won a court case allowing him to go to an all white college. However the governor wasn't allowing him entrance so James had to be escorted to class by federal officers.
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March led by Martin Luther King JR, trying to accomplish 6 goals: better housing, right to vote, integrated education, full and fair employment, meaningful civil rights laws and a federal works program. It is also the march where King gave his "I have a dream" speech.
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This act prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, gender and national origin. It also gave all citizens rights to enter public facilities.
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600 protestors set out for Montgomery to protest for voting rights. This march was televised and the nation watched as the protestors were beaten by the police.
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This act eliminated literacy tests and stated that federal examiners could enroll voters who had been denied suffrage.
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While Dr. King was giving a speech, a man named James Earl Ray shot and killed him.
