Civil RIghts Movement

By Htoo Htoo
  • Brown v. Board Education

    Brown v. Board Education

    The U.S Supreme Court declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning Plessy V. Ferguson and staring legal desegregation.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Sparks by Rosa’s Parks arrest, African American in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to ride city buses. It led to the Supreme Court ruling that bus segregation is illegal.
  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine

    Nine Black students integrated Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas facing mob resistance and needing the military for protection.
  • First lunch counter sit-ins

    First lunch counter sit-ins

    Four students staged a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, sparking nationwide protests that led to desegregation and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  • Freedoms rides

    Freedoms rides

    The Freedom Rides were interracial protests against bus segregation in the South, leading to the desegregation of interstate travel despite violent opposition.
  • Birmingham campaign

    Birmingham campaign

    The Birmingham Campaign was a series of protests against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, led by Martin Luther King Jr. It resulted in desegregation and highlighted the Civil Rights Movement.
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    Over 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand civil and economic rights. Martin Luther King Jr. have his famous ‘I have a dream” speech
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    This landmark law outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin and ended segregation in public places and schools.
  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Banned literacy tests and other voting barrier, giving federal government power to oversea voter registration in areas with history of discrimination.