The law made racial segregation legal, often using the saying "separate but equal."
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is formed
"To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination."
First sit-in to protest racial segregation at a library in Alexandria, Virginia
Brown v. Board of Education
Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to surrender her bus seat; this was the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Second-wave feminism began, lasting until 1982
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated
Civil Rights Act of 1964 is enacted; discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin is outlawed
