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Surpreme court rules on segregation case of Brown Vs Education department
The surpreme court unanimously agrees on segregation in public schools is unconstutional. -
Emmet Tillets death
Fourteen year old Emmet Till who was visiting a relative from chicago, was brutally bashed by two white men after Emmet had spoken to a white woman. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a segregated bus
Sitting on a "coloured selection" bus Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat when asked by a white man to move. -
African American students attend a non segregated school for the first time
nine african americans attend a non segregated school, facing huge crowds of mobs and abuse from white americans -
Students volunteer to test out the now de-segregated busses
Over the spring and summer black students test out the new law of de-segregated busses by travelling to the south -
James Merideth becomes the first black man to attend a university
James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Violence and riots surrounding the incident cause President Kennedy to send 5,000 federal troops to escort James Meridith to his classes and around at breaks -
Martin Luther King arrested
Martin Luther King is arrested and jailed during anti- segregation protests in Birmingam. -
20,000 people march in support of de-segregation
20,000 people march through the Lincolin memorial in the heart of the nations capital in support of de- segregation. In this important movement Martin Luther King delivers his famous "I have a dream" speech. -
President Johnson signs the civil rights act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The law also provides the federal government with the powers to enforce desegregation. -
Barrack Obama becomes the first African American president.
Barrack Obama is sworn in as the first African American president of the Uited States of America
