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Brown V Board
Supreme Court Rules on this case agreeing unanimously segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. This decision overturns Plessy v Ferguson's "seperate but equal". -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till whistled at a young white woman oblivious to how the racist whites would react to him. He was ruthlessly murdered, and his death was mocked by those who took it. This pushed people further to fight for civil rights. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, a NAACP activist refused to give up her seat and sit in the colored section. After her arrest, many people in Montgomery held a boycott that lasted a year til the desegregation in transportation. -
Buses Become Desegregated
After boycotting for a year in Alabama, buses become desegregated and at the same time, Rev Martin Luther King became leader of the boycott. -
Little Rock Nine
Intergration isn't simply done at Central High School. Black children were to be escorted into school by troops and the National Guard. These students became known as "Little Rock Nine". -
Freedom Riders
Over the spring and summer, student volunteers begin taking bus trips through the South to test out new laws that prohibit segregation in interstate travel facilities, which includes bus and railway stations. Several of the groups of "freedom riders," as they are called, are attacked by angry mobs along the way. The program, sponsored by The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), involves more than 1,000 volunteers, black and white. -
King's Arrest
-Martin Luther King is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham -
"I have a Dream"
About 200,000 people join the March on Washington. Congregating at the Lincoln Memorial, participants listen as Martin Luther King delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech -
Civil Rights Act Signed
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. The law also provides the federal government with the powers to enforce desegregation.
