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The decision of Brown v Board of Education was unanimous decision: school segregation violated the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person.
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December 20, 1956 Browder v. Gayle, took effect, and led to a United States Supreme Court decision that declared the Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses to be unconstitutional.
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On September 4, 1957 the Little Rock Nine were barred from entering Little Rock Central High School by the National Guard.
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May 4, 1961 First Freedom Ride leaves Washington.
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August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King, Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony during the March on Washington.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 is enacted July 2, 1964.
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Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the commission on July 28, 1967.
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Enacted April 11, 1968. Provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed, or national origin.
