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A supreme court case in which the ruling ended segregated schools in the United States, deeming it unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy, visited his family in Chicago in 1955. Whilst in a store owned by a white man, Emmett was accused of whistling at the owner's wife, Carolyn. Later that night, Emmett was followed home, kidnapped, beaten to death, and dumped into the Tallahatchie River. -
The citizens of Montgomery Alabama stood against a bus company when they detained Rosa Parks for challenging the norm and refusing to sit at the back of the bus. The boycott ended in a federal ruling that bus segregation was unconstitutional. -
A series of protests in Albany, Georgia that spoke out against the segregation policies in the south. After continuing for years, Martin Luther King Jr. was given a sentence of either 45 days in jail or a fine. He chose the jail time to continue the push for peace but there was no outcome, and he was released 3 days after being incarcerated. -
A series of peaceful protest tactics like sit-ins and marches to protest the economic segregation African-Americans faced in the south. Ended with businesses hiring all races and the de-segregation of public restrooms -
The largest political rally for human rights ever in the United States. 300,000 participants of all races marched on the Mall in Washington DC to protest for jobs and freedom for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. -
Known as Bloody Sunday for the violent beatings protesters endured as they attempted to march peacefully from Selma to Montgomery. The march targeted the lack of voting rights for African Americans. 600 protestors marched from Selma to Montgomery on U.S. Highway 80 led by John Lewis and the Rev. Hosea Williams, politically affluent figures who also spoke out against civil rights. Police violence against protesters brought the march to a shocking end. -
The Chicago Freedom Movement was formed to protest segregated housing, educational deficiencies, and employment and health disparities based on racism. The movement included multiple rallies, marches and boycotts to address the variety of issues facing black Chicago residents. The movement was credited with inspiring the Fair Housing Act, passed by Congress in 1969. -
Many people opposed the Vietnam War and spoke out in the massive peace movement of the 1960s and '70s. Martin Luther King Jr. compared the antiwar movement to the civil rights movement and denounced U.S. involvement in a series of speeches, rallies, and demonstrations. -
The Poor People’s Campaign was to gain human rights for poor Americans from all backgrounds. The campaign included Asian Americans, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Native Americans, and whites along with African Americans. A march on Washington was planned for April 22, 1968, but when King was assassinated on April 4, the march was postponed. By May 12, 50,000 demonstrators had unified on the Mall in Washington and made a tent city, called Resurrection City, in what became a live-in.