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Declared segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.
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After Rosa Parks arrest African Americans soon began to boycott buses, which later led to the desegregation of buses.
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A group of black students were sent to integrate an all white high school in Arkansas.
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“Greensboro Four” continued to occupy seats after being denied service. Soon all segregated public places became occupied.
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A group of white and black protestors attempt to use white only restrooms.
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Shortly before Kennedy’s death he introduced the Civil Rights Bill.
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250,000 protestors gathered in response to jobs and freedom.
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Protestors in Birmingham, Alabama used police force to throw protestors in jail and disperse the crowd.
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Law ensured equal employment, limited the use of voter literacy test, and abolished segregation in public facilities.