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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus boycott
African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. They protested every day. it was seen as the first large-scale demonstration against segregation. The buses were losing money. Rosa Parks was arrested and fined because she did not give her seat to a white man. Her court hearing was held for 381 days. The Supreme Court ordered that the buses of Montgomery would be integrated -
The Little Rock Nine
Nine African American students of Little Rock Central High School. The students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/central-high-school-integration -
Greenboro Four
A non-violence protest by four African Americans in Greensboro. They were part of a sit-in movement. They sat at a lunch counter, when they were refused to be able to eat, and sat there until the stored closed. Police tried to move them out of the store but couldn't because of the lack of provocation. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/the-greensboro-sit-in -
1963 March on Washington
More than 2000 Americans gathered in Washington D.C. for a political rally known as the March on Washington for jobs and freedom. It was organized by civil rights and religious groups to shed light on the political and social challenges African Americans continued to face. The march became a key moment in the growing struggle for civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream..." speech. -
Brown vs the Topeka Board of Education
The United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for whites and colored students to be unconstitutional. He was successful in his case. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
A civil rights and law in the U.S. that outlaws the discrimination based on race, sex, color or religion. It ended without the right to vote and racial segregation in schools and at work continued onward. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act tried to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from voting. The act increased the franchise and is one of the most far-reaching act in history. -
Loving v. Virgina Case
Virginia's court system did not want marriages between people of different races. A white man, Richard Loving, and a African American, Mildred Jeter were married in the district of Columbia. After the marriage, they were being charged of violating Virginia's ban on interracial marriages. In court, they pleaded guilty and were charged 1 year in jail instead of 25 years. Richard died in 1975 in a car accident. -
Birmingham Church Boming
A church in Birmingham was bombed. Four young girls were killed and several were injured. Outrage over the incident caused a violent clash between protesters and police. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/birmingham-church-bombing -
Allan Bakke Case
Allan Bakke was not allowed to attend at medical school and minorities with lower grades were getting accepted. It was against the civil rights acts of 1964 and the equal protection of the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment.
