civil rights timeline

  • Plessy vs Ferguson

    Plessy vs Ferguson
    legalized segration - seperate but equal
  • The sit-ins

    The sit-ins
    CORE did first peaceful sit-in protest
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott
    1 year protest of riding buses by African Americans
  • Brown v Board of Ed

    Brown v Board of Ed
    school desegration
  • Little Rock School Integration

    Little Rock School Integration
    school desegratation crisis
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965
    eliminated literacy tests to qualify to vote