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Ruled against segregation on public transport - it was a Supreme Court Case -
A fourteen-year-old African American kid named Emmett Till is murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman. - Violence by the opposition -
African Americans refused to use the city transport. It was the first large-scale demonstration against segregation. Rosa Park's arrest also inspired it for refusing to surrender her seat four days before - Protest -
Nine African American students were selected to enroll in an all-white school. The governor of Arkansas called in the Arkansas national guard to keep the students out of the school, provoking Eisenhower to override his authority and use the national guard to protect the students. - Protest, Legislation -
Federal protection guarantees African American voting rights due to disenfranchisement in the South - Legislation -
Black and white civil rights activists protest segregation at bus terminals - protest -
An estimated 200-300,000 people marched in order to pressure the government into creating more job opportunities - Protest -
It ended segregation in public places and discrimination of employment based on race, religion, gender, and nationality - Legislation, Achievement -
It prohibited Jim Crow laws, which allowed racial discrimination in voting centers - Legislation -
Major civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, TN, following a civil rights rally he led the day before - Violence by Opposition -
Charlotte-Mecklenbug schools still had racially segregated transportation for students. It was found unconstitutional - Achievement, Supreme Court Case -
Shirley Chisholm was the first African American who ran in a US presidential election - Achievement -
Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run, breaking the record previously set by Babe Ruth - Achievement -
Barbara Jordan, a black woman, gave an address at the National Democratic Convention - Achievement -
The University of California admitted to racial bias as a factor in admission to their school. This went against the 14th amendment - Supreme Court Case, Achievement