Civil Rights Events

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  • A New Baseball Player

    A New Baseball Player

    The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson to their team. He was the first African American since 1889 to play major league baseball.
  • A President's Decision

    A President's Decision

    President Harry Truman was embarrassed by what people around the world said, so he ordered an end to segregation in the military.
  • Ruling Against Segregation

    Ruling Against Segregation

    The Supreme Court ruled against segregation in schools. That was the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
  • The Fight On The Bus

    The Fight On The Bus

    Rosa Parks was a loyal member of the NAACP chapter in Montgomery, Alabama. She got on a city bus and sat down, but was told to give her seat to a white man. She said no and was arrested.
  • Montgomery Buses Are Finally Made Equal

    Montgomery Buses Are Finally Made Equal

    The US Supreme Court ruled that the Montgomery buses had to desegregate. The African Americans of Montgomery went back to riding the buses.
  • Martin Leads The Pack

    Martin Leads The Pack

    Martin Luther King Jr. and others formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference or SCLC. This group fought segregation.

  • The True Rebel Alliance

    Nine African American teenagers tried to enter an all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.