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Brown vs Board of Education
The Warrens Court's unanimous decision stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.". Racial segregation was then ruled a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was the time when African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery to protest segregated seating. This boycott started 4 days after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man and was eventually arrested and fined. -
Latino Movement
The Chicao movement of the 1960s was a civil rights movement extending the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s with a goal of achieving Mexican America empowerment. -
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Counterculture
Many college-age men and women became political activists and were driving force behind the civil rights and antiwar movements. -
Black Power
The black power movement emerged when the civil rights movement was in its final stage. Black Power organizations saw themselves as the heirs to Malcom X. -
Feminist Movement
In the 1960s, women were not treated with the respect that they deserved. The 38% of women who worked in the 1960s were limited to jobs like teachers, nurses, etc. One of the faces of the femenist movement was Betty Friedan, and her book was published on February 17th, 1963. -
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Violence in Birmingham
In Birmingham, police aimed high-powered hoses and sicced snarling dogs on black men, women and even children who wanted to be treated the same as white Americans. Birmingham police attacked protesters and the television cameras covering the drama televised it to the country. -
March on Washington
The purpose of the march was to stand up for civil and economic rights for African Americans. During this march, MLK gave his famous speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, etc. -
Selma March
The march from Selma to Montgomery was organized by activists to demonstrate the desire of African-American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote. -
Voting Rights act of 1965
President Lyndon Johnson signed the act. This act outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War. -
Watts Riot
The Watts Riot occurred after Marquette Frye (A young African-American motorist) was pulled over and arrested by a white California Highway Patrolman, for suspicion of being intoxicated while driving. -
Billingual Education Act
This was was the first piece of United States federal legislation that recognized the needs of Limited English Speaking Ability students. -
Martin Luther King's assassination
MJK was shot at a hotel in Memphis. He was shot in the neck from over 200 feet away by James Earl Ray. -
Roe v Wade
The US Supreme Court affirms the legality of a womens right to have an abortion under the 14th amendment to the Constitution
