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The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in schools nationwide, thereby overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.
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SCLC is formed with Dr. Martin Luther King Junior appointed as the chairman of the organization.
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While a severely limited bill, it served as proof of the Federal Government's commitment to Brown v. Board, and was the first Civil Rights legislation passed for African Americans since the 1860's.
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Passed by President Eisenhower, the bill was intended to close certain loopholes left by the Voting Rights Act of 1957, and extend the life of the Civl Rights Commission.
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The US Supreme Court ruled that bus terminal segregation was unconstitutional due to its violation of the Interstate Commerce Act.
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Martin Luther King Junior delivered his "I Have a Dream Speech" at the Lincoln Memorial during his march on Washington. This is seen as the defining moment of the African American Civil Rights Movement.
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Following John F. Kennedy's assassination, Lyndon Baines Johnson becomes the 36th president of the United States. A southern democrat in favor of African American Civil Rights in the White House posed a major threat to segregationists throughout the south.
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Congress passes the 24th Amendment abolishing poll taxes in federal elections.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination based on "race, color, religion, sex or national origin" in employment practices and public accommodations.
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In Memphis Tennessee, Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Junior was shot dead by James Earl Raye
