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Declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional
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A 14 year old boy was murdered for talking to a white woman
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A black woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. the Montgomery bus boycott was a protest against racial segregation in public transits
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Nine African American student entered an all white school for the first time
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Sit ins were a form of non-violent protests against segregated lunch counters in Greensboro NC
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Civil rights activists rode buses into the South which was segregated
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250,000 people gathered around Lincoln Memorial to march for jobs and Freedom and protest racial discrimination
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A bombing caused by white supremacists targeting African Americans which killed four little girls and injured twenty two
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A law was passed that forbids discrimination in public places and employment
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Unarmed Civil rights protesters marched to selma where they were attacked and tear gassed
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Prohibits discrimination towards African Americans voting
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The Supreme court decided to ban laws concerning interracial Marriage