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Freedmen's Bureau
The Freedmen's Bureau helped to set up the first black schools which would lead to the development of schools like Howard University which will host graduates such as Thurgood Marshall. -
14th Amendment Ratified
The ratified amendment would establish that all people born under the Constitution all have civil rights that cannot be taken unless a law has been broken -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
The Act of 1875 established that all people of color shall not be discriminated against in places of public accommodation. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Established separate but equal that will eventually be ratified by Brown V. Board -
Cumming V. Board of Ed.
Under the court case, it was decided that closing an all-black school was not unconstitutional because there was no discrimination found. The closing was done due to lack of funds -
Berea College V. Commonwealth of Kentucky
Supreme Court upheld a Kentucky law forbidding interracial instruction in all in-state schools and universities. -
NAACP founded
The founding of the NAACP gave a voice to those who could not speak out, and would eventually be the ones to advocate for Ruby Bridges to attend an all-white school. -
NAACP begins to question in-school segregation
The NAACP begins to build a strategy to build a case against 'separate but equal' educational environments and supplies for students -
State of Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada
This case ruled that the denial of a black man's admission to Missouri State was unconstitutional and would set a precedent for the equalization of black schools rather than integrate them. -
Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma
Ruled that refusal of admission to a law school based on color was unconstitutional -
Brown V. Board
The Supreme Court ruled that the segregation of students in separate schools was unconstitutional -
NAACP fights for Ruby
The NAACP advocates for Ruby to enter the all-white school after finding out about her passing the entrance exam -
Ruby Bridges attends an all-white school
Ruby Bridges attends an all-white school and makes history as the first child of color to attend a white school