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The Supreme Court ruled that every state had to offer equal education opprotunities.
The NAACP legal defense tem won many court cases that challenge the idea of separate-but-equal schools. The Court then ruled that all schools had to have equal education opprutnties. -
Creation of the Committee on Civil Rights
After much pressure, Truman created the Committee on Civil Rights. The report wanted to protect all voters (including blacks) -
Truman Ends Segregation in Military
After black leaders spoke out about little action Truman ended segregation in the military. -
Supreme Court ruled in Sweatt v. Painter
The Court ruled that the new school did not provide blacks with access to equal academics. The Court ruled Sweatt to its law school -
Brown v. Board of Education
Linda Brown was African American and she wanted to attend a white school. However schools were segregated according to color so Brown could not attend. The Court ruled that segregation in public schools was illegal. -
Court's Order to Disegregate Schools
Although the Court began to order schools to disegregate only 3 districts did it. Others adopted gradual disegregation plans. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat.
Parks was arrested after refusing to give up her seat on the bus. The Montgomery Bus Boycott evolved and MLK and other church leaders arranged to give blacks rides. -
Montgomery's Bus Bycott is announced illegal.
The victory brought MLK to become the leader of civil rights. -
Little Rock Nine
The school board in Little Rock Arkansas selected 9 outstanding black students. Although Little Rock was segregated it had a reputation for being moderate. Whites tried to stop the plan. FAubus arranged to halt the integration. This failed. Daisy Bates drove kids to school. Elizabeth Eckford got mobbed, she was one of the 9 -
Ernest Green becomes first black student to graduate from Central High School.
Green became the first black student to graduate from high school. He remembers that no one clapped for him but he accomplished what he wanted so he did not care. -
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Governor Faubus fights integration.
He fought integration. He closed Little Rock public schools. The schools reopened and began integration -
Supreme Court orders the University of Mississippi to accept James Meredith as its first black student.
The Court ruled the University of Mississippi to accept James Meredith as its first black student. Governor Barnett blocked him from attending and deadly riots broke out. Meredith attended class.
