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Brown V. Board of Education
Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools were unconstitutional under the "separate but equal" doctrine -
The Little Rock 9
In 1957, the Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African-American pupils at Little Rock Central High School. The first African American pupils to desegregate Little Rock Central High School were dubbed the "Little Rock Nine" by the media. -
Greensboro Sit-In
Young African American students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960, and refused to leave after being denied service. -
Freedom Riders
Bus journeys through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals, brought together white and African American civil rights activists. -
March On Washington
The Great March on Washington, also known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The march's goal was to advocate for African Americans' civil and economic rights.
