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Brown vs. Board of Education
After reviewing the case, the United States Supreme Court deemed segregating schools unconstitutional. Public schools now accepted both black and white children.
President: Dwight Eisenhower -
Rosa Parks Refuses
A lady by the name of Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery. She was arrested and this launched the boycott of Montgomery"s buses, which were desegregated on December 21st, 1955.
President: Dwight Eisenhower -
James Merideth Goes To College
A young man named James Merideth was the first black man to enroll at the University of Missisippi. Not to many people were keen on this idea, and many riots broke out because of this. President: John F. Kennedy -
Asassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Unfortunatly on this day, Martin Luther King Jr. was asassinated in Memphis, Tennesee.
President: Lyndon B. Johnson -
First Black Congressional Representatives
In 1972, Barbara Jordan and Andrew Young became the first two black Cogressional Representatives to elected from the south since 1898.
President: Richard Nixon -
U.S. Ambassador of United Nations
Andrew Young was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to be the ambassador for the United States to the United Nations. He was the first African- American to hold that position. -
First African American In Space
Guion Bluford Jr. was the first African-American to fly to space and took off from Kennedy Space Station located in Florida on the space shuttle titled "Challenger".
President: Ronald Regan -
Civil Rights Restoration Act
Even though President Ronald Regan was not in favor, Congress passed the Civil Rights Restoration Act which provides non-discrimination laws within private instutions with federal funds. -
Civil Rights Act of 1991
After several debates and vetos, President G.H.W Bush signs the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which strengthining civil rights that already exist and decreasing the tolerance of cases regarding international employment discrimination. -
Race Riots in California
The first race riots in decades came about in Southern Los Angeles after a jury had aquitted a group of four white police officers videotaped the beating of Rodney King. The case went to trial a second time, and the officers were found guilty.
President: G.H.W. Bush -
Secretary of State
In 2005, Condoleezza Rice became the first African American female to become Secretary of State.
President: Geroge W. Bush -
Barack Obama is elected President
On this day, Senator Barack Obama becomes the first African American to be elected President defeating Sen. John McCain.
President: George W. Bush -
Michael Brown Shooting
On this day, Michael Brown, an unarmed 18 year old, was murdered by Darren Wilson. On November 4th, the grand jury voted in favor of Wilson which sparked riots and protests in Ferguson and other major cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Boston
President: Barack Obama
