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The supreme court made segregation in schools illegal. Even though the law was passed most southern schools didn't obey it.
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Nine black students are blocked from integrating Central High-school, military troops were sent to escort them. The escort didn't help with the harassment the received.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed to protect voter rights. Disobeying the law could get jail time.
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15 young black girls ages 12-15 were taken into police custody and hidden in an abandon jail for 2 1/2 months for protesting. A Photographer, Danny Lion, found the girls and took a picture of them in their cell. Danny showed the picture to the public then they were released.
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About 250,000 people marched to Washington to protest equality. Many big public figures at the time spoke including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
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The 16th street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed killing 4 little girls injuring others. Enraging protesters.
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Civil Rights Act was put into action preventing employment discrimination because of gender, color, or ethnicity.
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About 600 civilians marched from Selma, Alabama to the state capital, Montgomery, to protest voter suppression. After being targets of police brutality, the protester gained there right to vote by the supreme court.
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President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 so the use of literacy tests can't be used to denies their rights.
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President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, giving equal housing opportunity no matter what your race, religion or national origin is.
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James Earl Ray Assassinated Dr. King on the balcony of his motel. Ray confessed to the crime and left protesters of Civil rights devastated.
