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Brown vs. The Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was actually the name given to five separate cases that were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court about the issue of segregation in public schools. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, protesting segregated seating. The boycott took place December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956. This was the first large scale demonstration against segregation in the U.S. -
Little Rock Crisis
Armed troops blocked children from attending school in Little Rock Arkansas. These troops were sent to stop African American students from enrolling at Central High School. -
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Fashion in the 1960's
Fashion consisted of the "Jackie O' Style" and was very similar to the 50's style -
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Feminist Movement
Originally focused on dismantling workplace inequality. -
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Music in the 1960s
Music in the 1960's had a vast diversity with many different genres and varieties -
Counterculture
This was a period that's long-held value seemed to vanish, mostly with the younger generation. Many of the younger people became political activists and were the force behind the civil rights movements. -
Black Power
Black Power is a political slogan and a name for many associated ideologies aiming to achieve self determination for people of African descent. -
Sit in Movement
The Sit in Movement were non violent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina in the 1960's, involving African Americans protesting against the right to sit freely in dinners -
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Violence in Birmingham
In spring of 1963, activists in Birmingham, Alabama launched one of the most influential campaigns of Civil Rights Movement. This was a series of lunch counter sit-ins, marches on the City Hall, and boycotts on downtown merchants to protest segregation laws in the city. -
Latino Movement
The Latino Movement was called the Chicano Civil Rights Movement or El Movimiento, this movement extending the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement stating the goal for Mexican American employment. -
March on Washington
On August 28, 1963 more than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington D.C. for the March on Washington for jobs and freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous " I Have A Dream' speech here which was a spirited call for racial justice and equality. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination regarding race, religion, sex, or national origin. This was first proposed by President Kennedy, survived strong opposition from southern Congress members and was signed into action by Lyndon B. Johnson. -
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Hippies in the 1960's
In 1968 self described hippies just under .2% of the U.S. population and the Movement started with college kids. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and a founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Martin Luther King Jr. led the Civil Rights Movement since the mid 1950's. He used a combination of powerful words and non- violent tactics such as sit-ins, boycotts, and protest marches in the fight against segregation. Just after 6 p.m. on the second balcony of Lorraine Motel a snipers bullet struck him in the neck, Martin was rushed to the hospital were he was pronounced dead.
