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Segragation is illegal
After all of the Brown VS. board of education cases the surpeme cort ruled segragation illegal in all public shools. -
Brown VS. Board of Education
Brown VS. Board of EducationThe supremecourt delcared that segregation of black and white children in public schools is unconstitutional after five huge cases where segracation in public schools was considered injust and a violation to the amendments made it to the supreme court. They named all of these cases Brown VS. Board of Education. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus BoycottOn this day Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man, this sparked the Mongomery Bus Boycot. For the 381 days that it lasted no black person would ride trhe bus and it ended once the Supreme Court ruled segregation on public transport unconstitutional. -
Segregation on buses is ruled unconstitutional in Alabama
After the arrest of Rosa Parks in December of 1955,when she refused to give up her seat to a white man, Montgomery's black leaders called for a boycott of the buses, and over 90 percent of blacks complied. This made the issue get brought to the surpreme court and on this day they ruled segrigation on public transport uncostitutional in Alabama. -
President Kennedy helps out
President Kennedy sends federal troops to the University of Mississippi to end riots so that James Merideth Ole Miss's first black student can register at the school. -
I have a dream
I have a DreamMartin Luther Kind Jr. delivered his most famous speech "I have a dream" during the March on Washington as a way to try and end racil descrmination in the United States. -
Voting Rights Act
voting rights act On this day president Lyndon B. Johnson sighned into law that it was illegal to dicrimainate and not let African Amerian people vote. This was a lamdmark peice of federal legislation in the United States. -
Black History Month
On this day the US. goverment made Febuary Black History Month. This month was chosen because it used to be "Negro History Week" but they changed it to Black History Month. It is a time to celebrate all the nations famous black leaders. -
Thurgood Marshall
He was the first African American justice. He served from October 1 1967 - October 1 1991. He was also a lawyer who was good at arguing and won a victory for the Browon VS. Education. He was nominated to serve in the Surpeme Court in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson -
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
This day MLK's birthday became a fedral holiday to honor him. He was a famous and very influintial civil rights leader who was loved and honered by many. he made many famous speaches like "I have a Dream." Unfortanatley he was assasinated on April, 24, 1968 at he age of 39.
