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African-American woman, was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person.
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The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957
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For African American college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, and politely asked for service. Their request was refused. When asked to leave, they remained in their seats.
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The Freedom Riders challenged this status by riding interstate buses in the South in mixed racial groups to challenge local laws or customs that enforced segregation in seating.
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Birmingham had no black police officers, firefighters, sales clerks in department stores, bus drivers, bank tellers, or store cashiers.
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The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
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United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Landmark piece of federal legislation in the U.S that prohibits racial dis crimination in voting
