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Dwight D. Eisenhower's Presidency
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
In Montgomery, Alabama, there were segregated buses by law. An NAACP officer by the name of Rosa Parks sat in the front row of the colored section on the bus. When the bus filled up, she was asked to stand so that a white male could sit. Rosa was arrested on the spot. Because of this, the African Community created the Montgomery Improvement Association to organize boycotts of segregated buses. Martin Luther King Jf. was put in charge. -
Little Rock Arkansas, Organized Event
Citizens of Little Rock elected 2 men to the school board who openly supported desegregation. Governer Orval Faubus openly supported segregation, and ordered the National Guard to not let the nine African American students in. Eisenhower ordered the students to be protected by soldiers, but they still faced heavy discrimination on live television. This brought Congress to pass the Civil Rights movement of 1957. Outlawed discrimination in schools. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This have the attorney general power over school desegregation. Also gave the federal government jurisdiction over violations of African-American voting rights. -
Freedom Riders: Organized Event
Freedom Riders tested the decisions banning segregated seating on interstate buses. They wanted to prokvoke a violent reaction to convince Kennedy to enforce the law. White racists brutally beat and harrased black and white activists riding the buses. Once the beatings were televised, Kennedy banned all segregation in all interstate travel facilities. -
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John F. Kennedy's Presidency
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Lyndon B. Johnson's Presidency
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Freedom Summer
The right of all African Americans to vote was elusive. CORE and SNCC workers began registering as many blacks as they could to vote. They hoped this campaign would obtain national publicity, convining Congress to pass a voting rights act. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
After Kennedy was assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson pledged to continue his work. He signed the document, prohibiting discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, and gender. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Congress passes Johnson's act for voting rights.
