Civil Rights Movements

By Nehmehhh
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    The Supreme Court said that having separate schools for Black and white children was unfair. This helped start the fight to end school segregation.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on the bus. People stopped riding the buses to protest, and the Supreme Court later said bus segregation was wrong
  • Little Rock Nine

    Little Rock Nine

    Nine Black students went to a white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. They were protected by soldiers because many people didn’t want them there.
  • First Lunch Counter Sit-In

    First Lunch Counter Sit-In

    Four Black college students sat at a “whites-only” lunch counter. They were told to leave but stayed peacefully, starting more sitings across the country.
  • Freedom Rides

    Freedom Rides

    Black and white people rode buses together into South to fight bus station segregation. They were attacked and arrested, but they didn’t give up.
  • Birmingham Campaign

    Birmingham Campaign

    People marched in Birmingham to protest unfair laws. Police used dogs and fire hoses on children, and it made many Americans want change.
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    Over 250,000 people came to Washington, D.C., to ask for jobs and freedom. Dr.King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
  • Civil Rights Act of

    Civil Rights Act of

    This law ended segregation in public places like restaurants and schools. It also made it illegal to treat people unfairly at work because of their race or gender.
  • Voting Rights Act of

    Voting Rights Act of

    This law helped Black people vote by ending unfair rules like reading tests. It also sent people to help register voters in the South.