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Supreme Court ruled that "Seperate but equal" is okay.
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An overturn of Plessy vs. Ferguson ("Seperate but equal") to say that "Seperate but equal" is not okay.
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Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to leave her seat for a white man.
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Carpooling is set up for people involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Malcom X, who was known for preaching that whites were the cause of the current conditions and blacks should seperate from white society, was assassinated by three men.
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Martin Luther King, who was known for his nonviolent protests against racism and police brutality, was assassinated outside his hotel room.
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With the death of Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcom X, the civil rights movement came to an end due to lack of leadership.