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Executive Order 8802
Presidents Roosevelt was president during this period. This event was called the Prohibition of Discrimination in the Defense Industry. The significance of this event was that there would be equality within the work field. -
Executive Order 9981
President Truman was in his presidential term during this event. This event was to provided equality within the military field so that both African American and Whites. -
Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, K.S.
During Brown v. Board of education, President Eisenhower was president. The significance of this event was that their should not be segregation within public schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
As this event happen, President Eisenhower was president. This event is very famous due to Rosa Parks wanting to set on the bus, but the problem was that she was setting in the wrong area of the bus. This event lead to a boycott of buses to end segregation on public transportation. -
Greensboro Sit-in
John F. Kennedy was president during the Greensboro Sit-in. This event was significant when four African Americans sat in a white-only lunch counter which then started the sit-in. -
Freedom Riders
John F. Kennedy was president during this event. Freedom Riders was an event where both White and African American activist came together to go on a bus to show that any races can ride the same bus. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
During the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson was president of the U.S at this time. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was significant as it wanted equal rights to public facilities no matter the race. -
Freedom Summer
During the Freedom summer president, Johnson was president. The Freedom summer a voter registration project to expand black voting in the south. -
Watts Riot
During the Watts Riot, Johnson was President. This riot beginning when a police officer stopped a drunk man named Marquette Frye. The riot then lasted for 6 days, between police officers and residents of the Watts community. -
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
During the Swann v. Charlotte Richard Nixon was president of the United States. The significance of this event was that is sped up the racial integration of public schools. Showing that all should receive an equal educational opportunity.
