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This was a new law that schools had to become mixed, but no one really took this seriously
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Debues Brown won a case declaring schools should be desegregated
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Rosa Parks did not get out of the white section of the bus when told . to get up and was arrested as a result
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People of Montgomery stopped taking the bus to hold out money and profit to the town
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Martin Luther King Jr became known as a civil rights activist and began to lead rallies and speak speeches to be heard around the country
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A group of 9 black students from Arkansas were put in a school with all whites to test desegregation (kids had to be accompanied by troops)
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Elijah Muhammed wanted a free state for blacks only
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a group of people rode segregated buses to stand and show they wanted equality but were eventually arrested as a result.
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This was when Martin Luther King Jr gave his most famous speech about equality, this is arguably one of the most famous speeches to date
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Multiple Churches Birmingham were bombed by white citizens . resulting in deaths of some black people and no immediate . consequence for the white people
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Martin Luther King Jr won an amazing award for his acts
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A civil rights activist was killed for what he was doing, causing anger amongst the black community
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Many riots and crimes broke out in Watts, Los Angeles resulting in about 35 black deaths due to over aggressive policemen
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The most famous and well know civil rights activist Martin Luther King was killed for his actions leaving a sad emotion throughout the community
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Two men who placed top 3 in there olympic competition raised a fist with a black glove on it to protest