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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
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
Nine Black students integrated Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas facing mob resistance and needing the military for protection. -
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
The Freedom Rides were interracial protests against bus segregation in the South, leading to the desegregation of interstate travel despite violent opposition. -
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
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
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
Banned literacy tests and other voting barrier, giving federal government power to oversea voter registration in areas with history of discrimination.