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Brown v. Board of Education
The Court ruled that state-sponsored segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. The Board of Education overturned the separate but equal doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson. This landmark decision led to the integration of schools nationwide. -
Emmett Till Murder /Montongomary bus boycott
Two white men killed a 14-year-old African American boy, but a jury composed entirely of white men found them not guilty. Rosa Parks' arrest marked the beginning of the Montgomery boycott. This 381-day protest against racial segregation on public buses resulted in an estimated financial loss of $3,000 per day for the bus company. -
Supreme court Browder vs Gayle
Bus segregation ruled unconstitutional -
Crisis in little Rock Arkansas ( little rock 9)
The NAACP carefully selected nine African American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, to integrate the previously all-white school following the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling on school desegregation. -
Greensboro, NC lunch counter sit-in
Four Black students from North Carolina AT State University sat at a lunch counter in Greensboro and refused to leave after being denied service. This sit-in sparked more sit-ins that challenged segregation in public accommodations. -
Freedom RIders ensure busses are intergrated
In 1961, groups of civil rights activists undertook interstate bus journeys into the segregated South to confront the enforcement of segregation laws. These Freedom Riders faced significant violence and arrests, while law enforcement often ignored the brutality directed at them. In response to their courageous efforts, the Kennedy administration and the Interstate Commerce Commission implemented regulations that banned segregation in interstate transit terminals. -
Birmingham children's march
Also known as the Birmingham Children's Crusade, this event involved nonviolent protests and marches by Black children aged 7 to 18 in Birmingham, Alabama. The march aimed to address segregation in the city. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The act guaranteed voting rights for African Americans by banning literacy tests that were previously required for voting. It mandated federal oversight of voter registration in areas where these tests had been used and assigned the U.S. Attorney General the responsibility of challenging the use of poll taxes in state and local elections. -
Voters March
The Selma to Montgomery voter rights march covered a 54-mile route from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery, becoming a symbol of the struggle for voting rights. During the first attempt, John Lewis and Hosea Williams were brutally attacked by state troopers. Many marchers were injured while people watched on television. -
The second attempte march Selma to the state capital of Montgomer
A second attempt was made, but turned back at the bridge. -
Successful March
With the support of federal troops, 50,000 people completed the journey from Selma to Montgomery. This event highlights the urgent need for voting rights for African Americans and showcases the effectiveness of peaceful protest in driving social change. After walking approximately 12 hours a day and sleeping in fields along the way, they finally reached Montgomery on March 25. -
Dr. Martin Luther King assassinated
Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.