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Black people equal protection under the law -
Still, many white Americans, especially those in the South, were unhappy that people they’d once enslaved were now on a more-or-less equal playing field. -
Most Black Americans weren’t given the better paying jobs. They were also discouraged from joining the military. -
It opened national defense jobs and other government jobs to all Americans regardless of race, creed, color or national origin. -
These events helped set the stage for grass-roots initiatives to enact racial equality legislation and incite the civil rights movement. -
Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States. -
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Segregation laws at the time stated Black passengers must sit in designated seats at the back of the bus, and Parks had complied. -
Even though all Americans had gained the right to vote, many southern states made it difficult for Black citizens. They often required prospective voters of color to take literacy tests that were confusing, misleading and nearly impossible to pass.
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Arguably one of the most famous events of the civil rights movement took place on August 28, 1963: the March on Washington. It was organized and attended by civil rights leaders such as A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin and Martin Luther King Jr. -
Emotionally-charged looting and riots followed, putting even more pressure on the Johnson administration to push through additional civil rights laws. -
Just days after King’s assassination. It prevented housing discrimination based on race, sex, national origin and religion. It was also the last legislation enacted during the civil rights era.
