Board vs. Brown of Education By TiffanyT Jan 1, 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson Jan 1, 1940 NAACP begins fighting inequality May 17, 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Sep 4, 1957 Arkansas Govenor calls in National Guard to protect colored students entering school - became known as "Little Rock Nine" Nov 5, 1960 Schools begin truly attempting desegregation through the 60's-70's. Jan 1, 1970 Busing is used as a controversial way to integrate schools Jan 1, 1980 Government begins moving away from "desegregation" plans due to limitations on what can be done to remedy the past. Oct 26, 1992 Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site is opened in Topeka KS Jan 1, 2007 Supreme Court strikes down plans in Seattle & Louisville which would have desegregated students by assigning them to schools by race.
