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Plessy v. Ferguson
a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. -
The Integration of Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson plays his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. -
The Integration of the Armed Forces
It abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the United States Armed Forces. The -
Sweatt v. Painter
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. The -
Brown v. Board of Education
A landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. -
The Bus Boycott of Montgomery, Alabama
A civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. -
The Integration of Little Rock High School
¨Little Rock Nine¨
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1957
The first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. -
The Freedom Rides of 1960
Were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions. -
The Greensboro Four
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960 -
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment
Prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax -
The Integration of the University of Mississippi
Riots erupted on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford where locals, students, and committed segregationists had gathered to protest the enrollment of James Meredith, a black Air Force veteran attempting to integrate the all-white school. -
The Integration of the University of Alabama
A federal district court in Alabama ordered the University of Alabama to admit African American students Vivian Malone and James Hood during its summer session. -
The March on Washington
The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. -
The Assassination of JFK
Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
A landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
The Assassination of Malcolm X
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The March on Selma, Alabama
The marches were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the desire of African-American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote, in defiance of segregationist repression; they were part of a broader voting rights movement underway in Selma and throughout the American South. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
A landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. -
The Assassination of MLK Jr.
Memphis, TN -
The Passage of Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 bars sex discrimination in education programs and activities offered by entities receiving federal financial assistance. -
The Appointment of the First Woman Justice of the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor -
The Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama
The inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C., marked the commencement of the first term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President. -
The Elimination of Combat Restriction for Women
In a historic transformation of the American military, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said on Thursday that the Pentagon would open all combat jobs to women. -
The Democratic Party Nomination of Hillary Clinton
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was chosen as the party's nominee for president by a 54% majority of delegates present at the convention roll call, defeating primary rival Senator Bernie Sanders, who received 46% of votes from delegates, and becoming the first female candidate to be formally nominated for president by a major political party in the United States.
