Civil Rights

By nolanr

  • Executive Order 9981

    Executive Order 9981
    President Harry Truman issues Executive Order 9981 to end discrimination in the Armed Services.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    consolidation of five cases into one, is decided by the Supreme Court, effectively ending racial segregation in public schools. Many schools, however, remained segregated.

  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks
    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. Her defiant stance prompts a year-long Montgomery bus boycott.

  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine
    Nine black students are blocked from integrating into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. President Dwight D. Eisenhower eventually sends federal troops to escort the students, however, they continue to be harassed.