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Montgomery Bus Boycott
A political and social protest campaign against segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama . Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man and it sparked an uproar led to her and others getting arrested . -
First Lunch Counter Sit In
On February 1, 1960, four African American college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, and politely asked for service. Their request was refused. When asked to leave, they remained in their seats. -
Freedom Riders
a series of political protests against segregation by blacks and whites who rode buses together through the American South in 1961. In 1946 the U.S. Supreme Court banned segregation in interstate bus travel. -
The Birmingham Campaign
On 1963 a Peaceful protest was started and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested. The campaign sought to bring national attention to the efforts of local black leaders. -
March On Washington
the event aimed to draw attention to continuing challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a century after emancipation. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Law passed by the United States that banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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.
