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Sweatt v painter
Sweatt v. Painter, was a U.S. Supreme Court case that successfully challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine of racial segregation established by the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson -
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Civil Rights Movement
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Brown v board of education
was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
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Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. -
Little rock nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School -
Civil rights act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 enacted September 9, 1957, a federal voting rights bill, was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held in Washington, D.C. -
Freedom summer
was a volunteer campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi -
Civil rights act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin