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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
The Brown family took the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas to the Supreme Court. This was after the Board refused to intergrate the all-white school close to the Browns, despite the danger the children went through to get to the other school. The family saw the segregated school as unconstitutional. The Supreme Court declared that it was. This case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson's "seperate, but equal." -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This legendary boycott in Montgomery, Alabama lasted 381 days. It was originally sparked by Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. Instead of riding buses, people walked, carpooled, hitch-hiked, etc. their way to work. Many buses drove around empty. December 20, 1956 was the day bus segregation was made illegal and the boycott ended. -
The Little Rock Nine
Nine African-American high school students were the first to be apart the intergration of Central High School in Arkansas. The school was desegregated after the ruling of Brown vs the Borad of Education of Topeka Kansas. -
The Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were a group of young people who wanted to desegregated "white-only" areas. They bagen in New Orleans and traveled from one Southern town to the next. The young members would find service in "white-only" counters at bus terminals. Throughout their journey, they encountered people who supported the KKK and attacked the bus. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 finally outlawed segregation and the discrimination against blacks across the country. The U.S. Congress enacted this on July 2, 1964 and President Johnson signed it into law. It was originally proposed by President Kenney before he passed away.
