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Jackie Robinson Joins The Dodgers
In Robinson's debut with the Dodgers he encountered a lot of racism from other teams in his own fans but he demonstrated that blacks and whites could play the same sport together. -
Executive Order 9981
The executive order 9981, signed by president Truman, abolished racial discrimination in the US Army. This allowed for colored people be in the same quarters as white people. -
Brown vs. Board Of Education
Given the case name Brown vs. Board Of Education after a total of five cases arguing that segregated schools do not give equal rights to blacks and whites and that they violated the 14th amendment, the governor of California Earl Warren was able to bring the Supreme Court justices to agree that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. This was important because students could now be together in schools no matter their race or color. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
African Americans refused to ride in the Montgomery public buses, after a woman by the name of Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of the public bus and went to jail. This was important because the public buses no longer supported segregation. Ending on December 20, 1956. -
Little Rock Crisis
Nine African-American can students were prevented from going to segregated school by the governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus. Due the the recent Supreme Court ruling that schools should no longer segregate, the students were allowed to attend the school. This allowed for blacks to interact more with whites and to get an education closer to home. -
Greensboro Sit Ins
Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil were college students who refused to give up their seats after not being served at a restaurant for being African-American. This captured the attention of the local media and these actions continued. This was important becuase the restaurant no longer segregated and this encouraged others to do the same in other public places, such as beaches, hotels, and other dining facilities. -
Medgar Evers Murder
Megger Evers was a civil rights activist from Mississippi who fought to end segregation in the University of Mississippi but was murdered outside his home by a white supremacist. This was important because the man who killed Evers was found guilty three decades later Illustration just how much people cared about social justice. -
24th Amendment Passed
The 24th amendment stated that citizens no longer had to pay a poll tax, which was a tax to be eligible to vote in federal elections. This was important becuase this allowed for everyone to be accounted for in elections no matter of income, allowing a lot of minorities to vote. -
Executive Order 11246
Signed by President Johnson, executive order 11246 established requirements for practices in hiring an employment on the part of US government contractors. This allowed for people to be treated fair and have the same job opportunity no matter of race, color, religion, or sex. -
Loving vs. Virginia
A husband and wife named Mildred loving and African-American woman and Richard loving a white male, were sentenced to a year in prison because colored people could not marry white people under the Racial Integrity act of 1924. The case was taken to the Supreme Court in which the act was considered unconstitutional. This was important because black people and white people could now happily be married.
