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Brown vs. Borad of Education
The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., case was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954. Linda Brown was denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka because she was black. When, combined with several other cases, her suit reached the Supreme Court, that body, in an opinion by recently appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren, broke with long tradition and unanimously overruled the "separate but equal" doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine, as they later came to be called, were the first black teenagers to attend all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. These remarkable young African-American students challenged segregation in the deep South and won. Although Brown v. Board of Education outlawed segregation in schools, many school systems defied the law by intimidating and threatening black students—Central High School was a notorious example. But the Little Rock Nine were determined -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham, Alabama. In his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," he arguied that individuals have the moral duty to disobey unjust laws -
March on Washington in 1963
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. Around 250,000 people attended the march, it was the largest demonstration ever seen in Washington, and one of the first with extensive television coverage. 1963 was noted for racial unrest and civil rights demonstrations. Civil Rights March on Washington (History, Facts, Martin Luther King Jr.) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/marchonwashington -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., graduated from Morehouse College (B.A., 1948), Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D., 1951), and Boston University (Ph.D., 1955). The son of the pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, King was ordained in 1947 and became (1954) minister of a Baptist church in Montgomery, Albama.
