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The 13th Amendment, which formally abolished slavery, was ratified.
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The 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, was ratified.
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The 15th Amendment, which stated that the right to vote could not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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The supreme court ruled that racial segregation laws for public facilities were to be upheld.
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The supreme court ruled that segregation in the schools was unconstitutional.
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Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus.
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest against the racial segregation on the public transit system and lasted 381 days.
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The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School.
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James Meredith was the first African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
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JFK was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas.
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The act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington.
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Malcolm X was shot and killed by assassins while speaking at a rally.
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MLK was assassinated in Memphis. He was killed by a single shot which struck his face and neck.
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This act prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex.
