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Public Schools
Black children were denied admission to public schools attended by white children under laws requiring or permitting segregation according to the races. The white and black schools approached equality in terms of buildings, curricula, qualifications, and teacher salaries. -
Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to up her seat to a white passenger. The incident sparks a boycott if city buses. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was very determined and wanted to stop racism with all his power. He read his famous 16 minute, "I Have a Dream" speech. His purpose of writing this speech was to try to give African-Americans freedom and the equality they deserve. He read this speech in The March of Washington. -
Civil Rights Act
With Martin Luther King looking on, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1954, which outlaws segregation in employment, public education, and public facilities. -
Black-white wealth gap
White families have 8 eight times the wealth of the average nonwhite family. Today 71% of whites own their own home, compared to 44% of African Americans. Black and Latino mortgage applicants are 60% more likely to be turned down. -
Barack Obama Elected
Barack Obama was elected as the U.S. President. This was a big milestone because he was the first black African-American president.
