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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
The Brown v. Board case was important because it changed the way people thought of segregation in the United States. -
Rosa Parks' Bus Ride
The Rosa Parks' bus ride was important because it was one of the main points that triggered the Civil Rights Movement. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was when 99 percent of the African American population in the United Stated boycotted riding the bus because of the Rosa Parks incident. -
Massive Resistance of White Citizens Coucils
By this time, more than 100 southern office-holders have signed a manifesto that says they will fight against school integration. -
"Little Rock Nine" Students Enter a White Public School
With the help of federal troops, nine black students enrolled and attended a white high school. -
Sit-ins Begin
Sit-ins were a new tactic in the Civil Rights Movement in which African American people would go to all-white restaurants, and if they were denied service, they would sit quietly and wait to be served, even enduring physical violence and being arrested to try to end segregation. -
Freedom Rides
The freedom riders were African-American and white civil rights activists who tried to integrate facilities at bus terminals on the way to the South. -
Birmingham Protests
During 1963, people used high-power hoses and dogs on men, women, and children during the peaceful protests in Birmingham. -
March on Washington
Over 200,000 Americans participated in a rally to tell people about the problems African-Americans still faced across the country. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This Act made discriminatory voting practices used in many southern states illegal, such as taking a literacy test to be able to vote.