Civil Rights

By chutri4247@wataugaschools.org
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    A Supreme Court case that effectively ended segregation in schools.
  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man. This causes a boycott.
  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine

    President Dwight D Eisenhower sends federal troops to escort nine black students into Little Rock High School.
  • Greensboro Sit-In

    Greensboro Sit-In

    Four African American college students in Greensboro, North Carolina refuse to leave a Woolworth’s “whites only” lunch counter without being served. This causes similar protests around other states.
  • "I have a Dream"

    "I have a Dream"

    Approximately 250,000 people take part in The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Martin Luther King gives his “I Have A Dream” speech as the closing address in front of the Lincoln Memorial
  • Civil Rights Act 1964

    Civil Rights Act 1964

    President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
  • Bloody Sunday

    Bloody Sunday

    In the Selma to Montgomery March, around 600 civil rights marchers walked from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery to protest Black voter suppression. The police attacked them, and then afterward MLK led two more marches.
  • Voting Rights Act 1965

    Voting Rights Act 1965

    President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prevent the use of literacy tests as a voting requirement.
  • Fair Housing Act

    Fair Housing Act

    President Johnson provided equal housing opportunities regardless of race, religion, or national origin.