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Brown VS Board of Education
In this case father of Linda Brown charged the board of education with violating Linda's rights. This is because they denied her admission to an all white school. This school being the closest school to her house. The court ruled segregation in school unconstitutional, and was in violation of the 14th amendment. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks wouldn't give up her seat on the bus, and therefore was arrested. This in turn started a movement about bus segregation. The protest known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott was led by Martin Luther King Jr. African Americans refused to ride the buses for 381 days, during this time they found other means of transportation. Finally, in 1956 the court outlawed bus segregation. -
Little Rock High School
There were nine African American students who sued Little Rock High School. The students were banned from the school because of this. Many protests were held to have integrated high schools. Little Rock High School choosing not to integrated ended up closing. -
Freedom Rides
These civil rights activist wanted to test the Supreme Courts decision for the Boynton vs Virginia. Activist traveled through the deep south to test the seating patterns on buses. Many freedom riders were beaten. Then in 1961 the ICC was ordered to desegregate the buses. -
March On Washington
This march was when MLK made his "I Have A Dream" speech. This march was a call to end racism. This was one of the largest rallies in U.S. history. This march helped pass the Civil Rights Act in 1964. -
Equal Pay Act
This required employers to pay all employees equally for their work. -
Civil Rights Act
Prohibited discrimination in public and the workplace.This law created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. -
Freedom Summer
CORE and SNCC members began registering as many African Americans to vote as possible, since voting rights for African Americans were still elusive. Civil rights groups then got college students involved to nonviolently protest. Citizens were murder, many African Americans spoke out on the issue, and a new political party was formed. -
Voting Rights Act.
This act eliminated the so-called literacy test that had disqualified many voters. It also stated that federal examiners could enroll voters who had been denied. -
Fair Housing Act
Provided equal housing opportunities. Defines housing discrimination as refusal to sell or rent due to race or religion.
