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Civil Rights Movement
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Sweatt v Painter
U.S. Supreme Court Case That Successfully Challenged The Separate But Equal Doctrine Of Racial Segregation. -
Brown v Board of Education
Supreme Court Rules That Separate Cannot Be Equal , Over Turning Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A Political And Social Protest Campaign Against The Policy Of Racial Segregation On The Public Transit System Of Montgomery, Alabama -
Little Rock Nine
A Group Of Nine African American Students Enrolled In Little Rock Central High School The Students Were Initially Prevented From Entering The Racially Segregated School By Orval Faubus, The Governor Of Arkansas. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The New Act Established The Civil Rights Section Of The Justice Department And Empowered Federal Prosecutors To Obtain Court Injunctions Against Interference With The Right To Vote. -
Greensboro Four
Four Black College Students Sat Down At A White Only Lunch Counter At A Woolworth's In Greensboro, North Carolina And Refused To Leave After Being Denied Service. -
Affirmative Action
An Action Or Policy Favoring Those Who Tend To Suffer From Discrimination, Especially In Relation To Employment Or Education; Positive Discrimination. Protecting Members Of A Disadvantaged Group Who Suffer Or Have Suffered From Discrimination Within A Culture. -
March on Birmingham
A Movement Organized In Early 1963 By The Southern Christian Leadership Conference To Bring Attention To The Integration Efforts Of African Americans In Birmingham, Alabama. -
March on Washington
The Purpose Of The March On Washington Was For Jobs And Freedom Which Attracted 250,000 People And Dr. Martin Luther King Gave His Famous '' I Have A Dream Speech'' -
Freedom Summer
Voter Registration Project In Mississippi, Part Of A Larger Effort By Civil Rights To Expand Black Voting In The South. -
24th Amendment
Constitution Prohibits Both Congress And The States From Conditioning The Right To Vote In Federal Elections -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights And US Labor Law In The United States That Outlaws Discrimination Based On Race, Color, Religion, Sex Or National Origin. -
March on Selma
The Selma To Montgomery Marches Were Three Protest Marches, Held In 1965, Along The 54-Mile Highway From Selma, Alabama To The State Capital Of Montgomery -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
President Lyndon B. Johnson, Aimed To Overcome Legal Barriers At The State And Local Levels That Prevented African Americans From Exercising Their Right To Vote As Guaranteed Under The 15th Amendment To The U.S. Constitution.