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Brown vs. Board of Education was a Supreme Court case that took place in 1954. Plaintiff Oliver Brown filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education after his daughter, Linda Brown was rejected access to Topeka's all white school. The Supreme Court ruled segregation unconstitutional which turned the heads of many. -
In 1955, African Americans were required to sit in the back of buses and often had to yield their seats to white passengers. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded the bus from her job and decided to sit in the front of the bus. Rosa Parks and three other African Americans were asked by the driver to vacate their seats. All three African Americans complied accept for Parks. Parks was arrested and fined. As the news of the Boycott spread, African Americans strived for change. -
Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African Americans who were enrolled in a formal all-white school in Arkansas. The nine African Americans were enrolled in this all-white highs cool as test after the overturn of Brown Vs. Board of Education. However, Governor Orval Faubus called the National Guard in to block the students from entering the high school. -
Freedom Riders were a group of both White and African American civil rights activists. Freedom Riders took bus trips through the American South terminal to protest against segregated bus terminals. Freedom Rider tried using "white only" restrooms and lunch counters at bus station in Alabama. -
The March on Washington took place on August 28, 1963. This significant event in history was a massive protest march that took place. Over 250,000 people gathered in Washington D.C in intent to overcome challenges and inequalities by African Americans. Dr. Martin Luther King spoke on behalf of the inequalities faced by African Americans and influenced a majority of Civil Rights movements in history. -
September 15, 1963, a bomb exploded before Sunday morning service in Birmingham, Alabama. The church was a predominantly Black congregation served as a location for several civil rights leaders. The bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church, killed four little girls and left several others injured. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to overcome legal barriers which prevented African Americans from excising their rights under the 15th Amendment. -
Civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was on the second floor balcony at a Motel in Memphis when a sniper bullet struck him in the neck. Dr. King was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. The news of Dr. King's assassination raged and distressed several African Americans all over the nation. Cities all across the country began rioting in anger. -
Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the fair Housing Act was signed in 1968. The Fair Housing Act prohibited discrimination regarding both the sale and rental of housing based on race, religion and national orgin or sex.