-
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
Which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional -
Greensboro Sit In
It was a non-violent protest that was formed to act towards the racial segregation at the "whites only" lunch counters -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
A public letter that was written by Martin L. King directed to the clergymen that was seeing the harm done but wasn't acting on it. -
University Of Alabama Desegregation
It was established to let African-American student enroll into their university.Two two black students were enrolled -
March On Washington
The March On Washington was established to protest for jobs and freedom and also against racial discrimination.More so it was to show support for major civil rights that was being lacked by congress. -
24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment was a document that abolished the poll tax.The poll tax was something that made voters pay to cast a vote.Although if they didn't pay they couldn't vote. -
Freedom Summer Project
It was a campaign to get as many African-American voters as possible. -
Martin Luther King wins Nobel Peace Prize
Awarded to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The 35-year-old civil rights leader is the youngest winner of the prize that Dr. Alfred Nobel instituted since the first was awarded in 1901. -
The March On Selma
The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The law was signed in by President Lyndon B. Johnson.It was formed to bypass legal barriers at the state and local levels.It prevented African Americans from having the right to vote. -
Watts Riot
A serious clash between police and blacks.Which cause people to die and get injured.
