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Plessy vs. Ferguson
On June 7, 1892, 30-year-old Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in the "White" car of the East Louisiana Railroad. -
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person. -
SCLC is formed
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is an African-American civil rights organization. SCLC was closely associated with its first president, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Cricis at Central High
The nation sat transfixed as nine African-American students entered the previously all-white school under federal troop escort. -
Greensboro sit-in
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in which led to the store reversing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States. -
Birmingham Riots
The Birmingham riot of 1963 was a civil disorder in Birmingham, Alabama, that was provoked by bombings. -
March on Washington
It was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history and called for civil and economic rights for African Americans. -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a campaign in the United States launched to attempt to register as many African-American voters as possible in Mississippi. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Voting Acts Right of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits discrimination in voting. -
Martin Luther King is assassinated.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American activist, and was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
