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Brown v. Board of Education
A major Supreme Court case that officially ended segregation within schools across the United States and ruled that separating children in schools was unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott
An African American woman named Rosa Parks refused to give her seat on the bus to a white male passenger. She was asked to sit in the back, but she refused. This resulted in her arrest and began the Supreme Court's ruling on integrated bus systems in the U.S. -
Little Rock Nine
9 African American teenagers enrolled into a formerly all-white high school called Little Rock after segregation in schools was considered unconstitutional. This resulted in federal troops being forced to escort these teens into the school for their safety and protection. -
Greensboro Sit‑In
A segregated lunch counter at a diner called Woolworths was the protesting place for many black individuals on February 1, 1960. These protesters would purposely sit in white-only areas and not move when told to do so. This protest was to end the segregation of colored and white people in America. -
March on Washington
A large protest consisting of 250,000 people from all over America aimed to bring to light the continuing suffering and hardships African Americans faced. The date on which Martin Luther King gave his "I Have A Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
An signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson and ended discrimination and segregation based on race, ethnicity, sex, religion, etc. in the U.S. -
Selma to Montgomery March
A march led by civil rights activists to protest the still deep-rooted racist policies in Ablamaba at the time. This march especially was to help push for more equal opportunities for black voters. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Lyndon B. Johnson signed a second act that expanded the opportunities for black voters and removed the major obstacles to their right to vote. -
Fair Housing Act
An act that prohibited anyone from being discriminated against by buying or owning a home based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, etc.