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Brown vs. Board of Education
A United States Supreme Court case that declared state laws establishing seperate public schools for blacks and whites. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Local authorities in Montgomery, Alabama arrested Rosa Parks when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Inspired by Rosa Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public bus system of Montgomery, Alabama. -
Little Rock Nine
With the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, Governor Orval Faubus brought in the Arkansas National Guard in an effort to prevent nine African American students from integrating the high school. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
This was the first civil rights legislation since reconstruction. The new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. It also established a federal Civil Rights Commission. -
Greensboro Sit-in
Four NC Agricultural and Technical College students entered F.W. Woolworth Co. department store in Greensboro, NC and refused to leave until they were served. This sit-in was the first one, and it sparked many across the United States. -
March on Washington
More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington D.C. for a political rally for jobs and freedom. Organized by a number of civil rights and religious groups, the event was designed to shed light on the political and social challenges African Americans continued to face across the country. -
Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" Speech
This speech was delivered by Martin Luther King Junior at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington. In this speech, he calls for an end to racism in the United States and for civil and economic rights. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This is considered one of the crowning legislative achievement of the civil rights movement. It ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Dr. King's Assassination
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by a sniper's bullet while standing on the second-floor balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
