voting

little rock nine

Sep 4, 1953

9 african american students get placed in an all white school

brown vs board of education

May 17, 1954

the supreme court ruled that segergtion of race in schools was uncontstitunal

Rosa park gets arrested

Dec 1, 1955

rosa parks gets arrested starting the montgomery bus boycott

Greensboro sit on

Feb 1, 1960

a non violent protest against a segerated lunch counter

freedom and job march

Aug 28, 1963

a quarter million people marched the streets of washington lead by MLK for jobs and freedom

civil rights bill

Jul 2, 1964

lyndon b johnson signed the civil rights bill to out law discrimination

Selma to montgomery

Mar 7, 1965

3 marches from selma to montgomery

voting rights act of 1965

Aug 6, 1965

any race can now vote

civil rights act of 1968

Apr 11, 1968

lyndon b johnson outlawed housing discremination