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It was declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. -
Emmett Louis Till was a 14-year-old African American who was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman. -
Rosa Parks' 1955 arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, leading to bus desegregation and advancing the Civil Rights Movement. -
The Little Rock Nine were nine Black students who integrated Central High School in Arkansas in 1957, with federal troops ensuring their safety. -
In 1960, four Black students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC, sparking nationwide protests and leading to desegregation. -
The Freedom Rides of 1961 were interracial bus trips to challenge segregation in the South, leading to desegregated bus facilities despite violent opposition. -
The 24th Amendment, ratified in 1964, abolished the poll tax in federal elections, ensuring that voting rights could not be denied due to the inability to pay a tax. -
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" (1963) is a letter by Martin Luther King Jr. where he defends civil disobedience and argues for the urgent need to challenge unjust laws. -
The March on Washington in 1963 was a massive rally for jobs and civil rights, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, advocating for racial equality and economic justice. -
The Birmingham Baptist Church bombing on September 15, 1963, killed four African American girls and fueled outrage, strengthening the Civil Rights Movement. -
outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in the United States -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned racial discrimination in voting, eliminating barriers like literacy tests and ensuring federal oversight in areas with discriminatory practices. -
"Bloody Sunday" (March 7, 1965) was a violent attack on peaceful protesters marching from Selma to Montgomery, leading to the passage of the Voting Rights Act. -
The US Supreme Court unanimously struck down state laws banning interracial marriage