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Brown v. Board
It was a unanimous decision that segregation in public schools violates the 14th amendment. (Equal Protection) -
Tuscaloosa Opens Segregated Schools
Tuscaloosa opens 2 new High Schools. One for white teenagers and one for black teenagers. -
The Southern Manifesto
A group of southern senators and congressman sign a resolution condemning Brown vs Board. They pledge to fight federally mandate integration. -
The Little Rock Nine
9 African American students attempted to attend an all white high school. -
Segregation Forever
George Wallace the governor of Alabama gave his inaugural speech "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." -
"Stand in the Schoolhouse door"
Gov. George Wallace block the entrance of the Foster Auditorium to protest the integration at the public University of Alabama. Later the university was desegregated. -
"Bloody Tuesday" in Tuscaloosa
94 protesters are sent to jail and 33 were sent to a hospital when violence breaks out at a civil rights rally in Tuscaloosa. -
Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The law gives the Department of Justice to sue any school district that fails to desegregate ans strip them from federal funds. -
Lee vs Tuscaloosa City Schools
The Department of Justice sues Tuscaloosa to force desegregation under the statewide desegregation lawsuit. -
Keyes v. School District No. 1
The Supreme Court rules that Hispanics are also protected under Brown, and allowed desegregation in districts without a history of de jure segregation.
