Civil Rights Project

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  • Desegregation of the Armed Forces

    Desegregation of the Armed Forces
    President Harry Truman signed the Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the U.S. military.

  • Brown v.s. Board of Education

    Brown v.s. Board of Education
    U.S. Supreme Court rules that segregation in public schools is constitutional

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott
    Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a protest against segregation in public transportation.

  • March on Washington - Martin Luther King Jr.

    March on Washington - Martin Luther King Jr.
    Martin Luther Kin Kr. led the March on Washington for jobs and freedom, where he delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech advocating for racial equality.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Outlawed segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on race, color, religion or sex.

  • Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta: United Farm Workers (UFW)

    Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta: United Farm Workers (UFW)
    They co-founded the United Farm Workers, leading strikes and boycotts to improve labor rights for farm workers, particularly Latino workers.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965
    This act banned literacy tests and other discriminatory practices that prevented African Americans from voting.

  • Betty Friedan & the National Organization for Women (NOW)

    Betty Friedan & the National Organization for Women (NOW)
    Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique, co-founded the National Organization for Women, advocating for gender equality, workplace rights, and reproductive freedom.