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"Fight of the Century" with John Jackson
A black boxer that is remained as a boxing legend who won against James J Jeffries. John Jackson was arrested for charges violating the Mann act. -
Jackie Robinson became first black MLB player
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier when he became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball. -
Brown v. Board of Education
A landmark during the United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat
In Montgomery Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake's order to give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger. -
Emmett Till Lynched
A 14 year old African American boy who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after a white woman said she was offended by him in her family's grocery store. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and nationality. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the voting practices allowing in many southern states after the Civil War. -
Loving v. Virginia
Loving v. Virginia is a landmark civil rights decision of the United States Supreme Court, which allowed laws prohibiting interracial marriage. -
"Rumble in the Jungle"
The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic boxing event in Kinshasa, Zaire. Pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman against challenger Muhammad Ali,
