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Brown vs Board of Education
Supreme Court ruled equal protection of laws were guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. This was the turning point to end segregation within schools. Many states still defied this new ruling and still continued after the ruling from the supreme court. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka -
The Bus Boycott by Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin just 15 years old boycotted giving up her seat to a white woman on the bus and refused to move seats. She stood up to everyone trying to control her and she refused and ended up being arrested at the age of 15. This could of been the beginning and happened 9 months prior to Rosa Parks bus boycott. https://www.npr.org/2009/03/15/101719889/before-rosa-parks-thre-was-claudette-colvin -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to move from her seat. A Citywide boycott against racial segregation on the public transportation started and was suggested by Martin Luther King. The boycott lasted for 381 days and by June 1956 Supreme court ruled segregation unconstitutional. https://www.google.com/amps/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott -
Civil Rights Act
President Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This helps protect every ones voting rights. This was to prevent others from suppressing anyone's rights to vote. https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/civil-rights-act-1957 -
Little Rock Nine
The first 9 African Americans to register in a predominately white high school. Names are Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Patillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas and Carlotta Walls.
This was an historical event and was preplanned to be able to start change. The students attended counseling prior to the event to prepare the student on how to handle hostile situations and confrontations www.history.com/.amp/topics/black-history/central -
Freedom Rides
5/4/1961 - 12/10/1961 Freedom Ride protests went on for 7 months and 6 days. Starting in Nashville Civil rights activist/freedom riders wanted to test the Supreme Court Ruling that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. Even after the ruling the white and black activist were attacked by the KKK, police and from other public outrage against the movement. -
March on Washington
Approximately 250,000 people marched on Washington D.C to protest for freedom for African Americans. At this march Martin Luther King delivered his famous speech "I have a dream" and was given on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. https://www.britannica.com/event/March-on-Washington -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
King was standing on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis when he was shot dead by a sniper. This caused riots in many cities across the country. Due to this it was the longest military occupation that lasted a year in Wilmington. https://www.history.com/news/mlk-assassination-riots-occupation -
Fair Housing Act of 1968
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibited discrimination in the housing market. It allowed financing for renting and housing regardless of race, religion, national origin, or sex. https://www.justice.gov/crt/fair-housing-act-1