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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was when the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till murder
A fourteen year old boy named Emmett Louis Till was kidnapped and killed by two men for allegedly harassing a woman that was working their. -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a social protest against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery Alabama. -
The Little Rock Nine and Integration
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine african american students enrolled at Little Rock Central High in 1957 -
Greensboro Woolworth's Sit-ins
The Greensboro Woolworth's Sit-ins was when young African American students had a sit-in in a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro and refused to leave after being denied service. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom Rides was a group of whites and african american protesters joined in a bus trip in South America. -
MLK’s Letter From Birmingham Jail
The letter was written by Martin Luther King Jr when he was in Birmingham Jail -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was the largest demonstration for human rights in United States history. It was also where Martin Luther King made his we the people speech. -
Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing
The Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing was when the KKK members bombed Birmingham Baptist Church and took the lives of four people. -
24th Amendment
Prohibits any poll tax in elections for federal officials. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender or national origin. -
“Bloody Sunday”
County possemen and state troopers attacked unarmed marchers with clubs and tear gas after they passed over the county line. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The United states outlawed the biased voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. -
Loving v. Virginia
Loving v Virginia was an unanimous Court struck down state laws banning marriage between people of different races.