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Plessy v. Ferguson
a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States, upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal." -
Brown v. Board of Education
a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
a political and social protest campaign that started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system. -
Little Rock Crisis
students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, and then attended after the intervention of President Eisenhower, is considered to be one of the most important events in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. -
Hawaii Statehood
documents illstrating the important role of congress in the statehood process. -
JFK Inaugural address
he inauguration marked the commencement of the term of John F. Kennedy as President (which lasted until his assassination two years, ten months, and two days later on November 22, 1963) and Lyndon B. Johnson as Vice President. -
Peace Corps
an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. -
Berlin Crisis
was the last major politico-military European incident of the Cold War about the occupational status of the German capital city, Berlin, and of post–World War II Germany. -
Albany Movement
a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, on November 17, 1961. -
Integration of Ole Miss
an African-American man named James Meredith attempted to enroll at the University of Mississippi. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
crisis in cuba where soviets forced U.S to get rid of bombs in that area. -
March on Washington
he March on Washington represented a coalition of several civil rights organizations, all of which generally had different approaches and different agendas. -
Kennedy Election
Kennedy defeated then Vice President and Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the 1960 U.S. presidential election. -
Warren Commission
by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 -
Freedom Summer
a campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi which had historically excluded most blacks from voting. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark piece of legislation in the United States[1] that outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation. -
Immigration Act of 1965
abolished the National Origins Formula that had been in place in the United States since the Immigration Act of 1924 -
Sexual Revolution
social movement during the 60s for the counterculture. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
a landmark piece of national legislation in the United States that outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S. -
Selma March
three marches in 1965 that marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement. -
Jim Crow Laws
mandated segregation in public facilities in Southern states, -
Miranda v. Arizona
The Court held that both inculpatory and exculpatory statements made in response to interrogation by a defendant in police custody will be admissible at trial only if the prosecution can show that the defendant was informed of the right to consult with an attorney before and during questioning and of the right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police, and that the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them. -
Wholesome Meat Act
regulates the Federal meat inspection. -
Woodstock
music and art fair that people went to in the 60s. -
Warren Court Decision
The court was both applauded and criticized for bringing an end to racial segregation in the United States, incorporating the Bill of Rights (i.e. applying it to states), and ending officially sanctioned voluntary prayer in public schools. -
Occupation of Alcatraz
group of Indians of all tribes. -
Altamont
concert of rock and roll and jazz music. -
Clean air act
regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. -
Clean Water Act
federal law governing pollution of water. -
Roe v. Wade
making it a crime to assist a woman to get an abortion violated her due to process rights. -
Wounded Knee Confrontation
grassroots portest followed the failure of their effort to impeach the elected tribal president.
