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It ended legal segregation in schools and was a major victory for the Civil Rights Movement. -
Emmett Till, 14, was brutally killed in Mississippi after a false accusation. His death sparked national outrage and pushed the movement forward. -
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking a year-long boycott. -
Nine Black students integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, facing mobs and needing federal protection. -
Four Black college students sat at a "whites-only" lunch counter in Greensboro, NC, and refused to leave. -
Integrated groups rode buses through the South to challenge segregated bus terminals. -
Dr. King wrote this letter after being arrested for protesting segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. -
Over 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for jobs and freedom. MLK gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. -
A bomb planted by white supremacists killed four young Black girls at the 16th Street Baptist Church. -
Prohibited poll taxes in federal elections, which had been used to keep Black Americans from voting. -
One of the most important achievements of the movement, ending segregation in public places. -
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Banned literacy tests and other discriminatory practices in voting. Protected the right to vote and increased Black voter registration.
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