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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil-rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery to protest segregated seating. -
Integration of Little Rock Central
By 1957, the Government had registered nine black students to attend the previously all-white Little Rock Central High. -
First lunch counter sit-in
On February 1, 1960, four African American college students sat down at a lunch counter, their request was refused. -
Freedom Rides
On May 4, 1961 when seven blacks and six whites left Washington, D.C., on two public buses, they went to Supreme Court to stop segregation in buses. -
Birmingham Campaign
Birmingham campaign was Organized by (SCLC) to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, -
March on Washington
On 28 August 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators took part in the March on Washington for Jobs. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, ended segregation in public places. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed in response to Jim Crow laws, which is letting black people vote.
