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Brown Vs. Board of Education
This was a case for colored children to have the ability to attend white schools. It climbed to the supreme court. As a result of the case, the justice ruled against segregation in public schools and the Topeka School District was sued. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The boycott took place as a result of Rosa Parks’ arrest for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. During this boycott, African Americans stoped taking the bus for about 13 months. Public buses were constantly empty, and therefore, couldn’t earn money. The boycott ended segregation on busses. -
Little Rock Nine
Nine black students were enrolled to attend Central High School along with 2,000 white students. When they went to school, they were mobbed by angry white parents, and the Arkansas National Guard blocked them from entering the school. However, after word about the incident got to President Eisenhower, he sent federal troops to make sure the nine students could attend the school safely. -
First Lunch Sit-in
Four African American students from North Carolina's Agricultural and Technical College sat at a lunch counter to order food. They were not served their food, so they sat there until the store closed, enduring people who yelled or threw things at them. -
Freedom Rides
This was the act white and African American Civil Right’s activists protesting against segregated buses. The group took trips throughout South American to protested. Many were attacked and arrested. -
March on Washington D.C.
The violent attacks on civil rights demonstrators in Birmingham resulted in the March on Washington. 250,000 people, a combination of King and Randolph’s group, protested in front of the Lincoln Memorial for jobs and freedom. This was also the occurrence of King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. -
Birmingham Campaign
This was where the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led by Martin Luther King Jr., join with Birmingham’s Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights to protest against segregation. It was a campaign of mass meetings, direct actions, lunch counter sit-ins, marches, and boycotts. Many people were arrested, including King . -
Civil Right’s Act of 1964
This act ended segregation and banned employment discrimination. It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. -
Voting Right’s Act of 1965
The law was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson. It outlawed discriminatory barriers, especially in the south, preventing African Americans from voting.