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Brown versus Board of education
In 1951 when, Oliver Brown, an African American minister, and welder, called upon the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for legal assistance after the city's school board refused to enroll his daughter in an all-white school. After several delays and rehearing in December of 1953, the Supreme Court finally reached a unanimous decision on May 17, 1954, when it ruled that the segregation of public school systems was unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till murder
On August 24 Till, along with several friends, traveled to nearby Money, a small, deeply-segregated town, youth reportedly whistled and made advances toward a white woman when he entered Grocery Market. on August 28, Emmett Till was kidnapped from the home of his uncle. Three days later Till's body was found floating in the Tallahatchie River. An all-white jury acquitted the murders, which encourage the tage rallies and demonstrations for racial justice.
