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Brown v. Board
U.S. Supreme Court had controlled the case of racial segregation in public schools and was deemed unconstitutional, and was overturned. -
Rosa Parks and Montgomery Bus Boycott
Civil rights activist Rosa Parks had refused to give up a seat to a white person on a bus. Her arrest triggered the boycott and protest in Montgomery, Alabama.This boycott lasted a year until the Supreme Court eventually decided that segregated seating was unconstitutional. -
Ruby Bridges: New Orleans School Integration
Bridges was escorted to William Frantz Elementary School which was previously white, and had gotten threats and protests against the desegregation. Parents who were trying to remove their children for the school also participated with these protests. Her bravery in this situation led up to the inspiration of the Norman Rockwell painting: "The Problem We All Live With" -
March on Washington
Protested civil rights abuses and employment discrimination. Around 250,000 people protested peacefully on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The "I Have A Dream" speech was given by Martin Luther King at this location to preach the civil rights act. -
Selma March
Martin Luther King brought the march in Selma, Alabama and all the way to Montgomery. This march was first unsuccessful with officers using violent tactics to get the protesters to flee. The next attempt at the march King brought more marchers, but encountered troopers and turned back. After attempts at the march, there were federal officers blocking the way. Eventually they bravely marched, and MLK had his "How Long, Not Long" speech. The march led to the development of the Voting Rights Act.