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Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play Major League Baseball. The Dodgers pledged to end segregation when they signed him on to their team. Robinson's nonviolence and perseverance challenged traditional segregation and inspired countless activists after him.
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Herman Marion Sweatt, a black man, was refused admission into the School of Law of the University of Texas. The Texas State Constitution prohibited integrated education. It was eventually decided that it was required that Sweatt be admitted into the school.
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Much like the Sweatt vs. Painter trial, this trial was about integrating segregated education. It was argued that segregation of black children in public schools was unconstitutional because it violated the 14th amendment which guaranteed "equal protection of the laws".
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This trial ruled that illegally seized evidence cannot be used in court against the accused.
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This trial required that state courts provide services of an attorney for poor defendents.
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This act was passed by a majority of Democrats and some Republicans in Congress during Johnson's presidency. This made segregation illegal in all public facilities including hotels and restaurants. It also gave the Federal Government additional powers to enforce school desegregation.
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This trial required the police to inform an arrested person of his or her right to remain silent.
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This act was passed by congress under Johnson's presidency. It ended literacy tests and provided federal registrars in areas where blacks were kept from voting.
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This trial provided equal housing opportunities regardless of race, religion, or national origin. It also made it a federal crime to "by force or by threat of force, injure, intimidate, or interfere with anyone … by reason of their race, color, religion, or national origin, handicap or familial status."
