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Brown V. Board of Education Decided
Brown V. Board of Education was a monumental change to the school system for African Americans. African American children were often not given equal opportunities in school so the NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall fought to integrate African American children into all-white schools in order to further their education. Winning the case overturned the basic idea of Plessy V. Ferguson which gave hope to the whole segregation movement. -
Start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
After Rosa Parks kick-started the fight to end segregation on buses, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was set into place by a number of advocates such as Martin Luther King Jr. organized the refusal to use the transportation system. This protest lasted for about a year and ended when the Supreme Court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional, which was another step in the direction of progress for the segregation movement. -
Start of the Sit-in Movement
The sit-in movement was a string of organized events that sought for African Americans to sit at various diners, beaches, stores, local businesses, and hotels that would not accept them at certain areas in the facility. This was a form of peaceful protest that forced places to accept African American customers because there were too many of them to kick out at once. This movement raised hope for African Americans and created a sense of more peaceful protests. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 is Passed
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was exactly what the civil rights movement had been seeking. This act ensured that places that were practicing segregation could no longer have separate areas for any race, sex, or nationality. This act was a major turning point in the movement but unfortunately, racism did not go away and African Americans were still faced with discrimination. -
Voting Rights Act is Passed
Even though progress had been made with the civil rights act, people were still preventing African Americans from basic rights such as voting. People would keep African Americans from being able to vote by refusing to accept their ballad. With this Voting Rights Act, federal officials were sent to voting booths to ensure a fair vote. This was a great change for African Americans and for the political system.
