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Truman Signs Executive Order 9981
"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin." -
Population Registration Act
Population Registration Act required that all South Africans be racially classified into one of three categories. -
Bantu Authorities Acts Established
Bantu Authorities Act established a basis for ethnic government in African reserves, known as ``homelands.'' -
Public Safety and Criminal Law Amendment Acts Were Passed
The Public Safety Act and the Criminal Law Amendment Act were passed. -
Brown vs Board of Education
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Rosa Parks Will Not Give Up Her Seat
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Southern Christian Leadership Confrence Is Established
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Sit in at Segregated Resturants
Four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. Although they are refused service, they are allowed to stay at the counter. -
"Grand Aparthied" Plan was Executed
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Blacks Refused to Carry Their Passes
A large group of blacks in Sharpeville refused to carry their passes; the government declared a state of emergency. -
Fist African-American Enrolls in College
James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. -
March on Washington
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Malcolm X is Murdered
Malcolm X, black nationalist and founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity, is shot to death. -
Voting Rights Acts Passed
Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965, making it easier for Southern blacks to register to vote.
