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brown v. board of education
This case was important to the Civil Rights Movement, as it ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional. This case also implied that separation in other places were unconstitutional. -
montgomery bus boycott
After Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus and was arrested, a boycott started against these buses. This helped the movement as it called attention to the tyrannical separation laws on buses, which eventually led to it being ruled unconstitutional. -
freedom rides
Many African Americans decided to ride on buses meant for the opposite race to test the ruling of a case in which segregated bus seating was unconstitutional. This helped the movement as it gave national attention to the blatant disregard for Supreme Court rulings and federal law regarding segregation in interstate travel. -
march on washington
The March on Washington was when crowd of about 250,000 individuals gathered peacefully on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. They came here to listen to speeches by civil rights activists, most notably Martin Luther King Jr., who gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. This helped the movement as it highlighted the terrible segregation acts nationwide. -
loving v. virginia
This was a case in which laws prohibiting interracial marriage were ruled unconstitutional. This helped the movement as it provided a great step for racial equality.