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Brown vs. Board of Education
In this case the court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional which overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine. -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger defying segregation and this led to the Bus Boycott which lasted 13 months and the Black protested and refused to ride the city buses. -
Emmett Till Murder
14 year old Emmett Till was accused of offending a white women and two white men abducted and brutally murdered him in Mississippi while he was taken from Chicago. The case went before an all white jury and this sparked an outrage in the civil rights movement. -
The Little Rock Nine and Integration
9 African American students successfully integrated Central High School despite facing fierce resistance from whites and state officials. -
Greensboro Woolworth's Sit-ins
Four African American students from NC AT State University sat at a whites only lunch counter refusing to leave even though they were denied service. -
Freedom Rides
This challenged segregation in interstate travel facilities there was a total of 27 they faced violence and arrests as they attempted to use segregated bus terminals and facilities. -
MLK’s Letter From Birmingham Jail
MLK Jr. was arrested for leading peaceful protests against segregation. While he was in jail he wrote a letter in response to a statement by eight white Alabama clergymen who criticized his methods. -
March on Washington
A quarter of a million people railed in Washington, D.C. for the March on Washington to demand an end to segregation, voting rights, education, fair wages and economic justice and civil rights protection. -
Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing
A white man was seen leaving a package under the stairwell of the church and later a bomb detonated just moments after another threat was phoned into the church. 4 people were killed during this. -
24th Amendment
This amendment abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This law was signed by President Johnson which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.