Race relations

History of Race Relations in the US

  • Brown vs. Board

    Brown vs. Board
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    Brown v. Board of Education was a US Supreme Court decision that established a law that sperate but equal public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
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    Histoey of Race Relations in the US

  • Rosa Park's gets arrested

    Rosa Park's gets arrested
    Rosa Parks
    Rosa Parks was a Civil Rights activist who refused to give her bus seat on the bus to a white man. She was arrested for her actions.
  • Civil Rights Act Passed

    Civil Rights Act Passed
    Civil Rights Act of 1964
    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was established to abolish and prohibit discrimination in public areas.
  • Watts Race Riots

    Watts Race Riots
    Watts Riots
    35 people died in the Watts Race Riots that lasted for 6 days.
  • End of Vietnam War

    End of Vietnam War
    Interracial Dating and Marriage
    After the end of the Vietnam War. interracial dating and marriage became more popular in the United States.
  • Rodney King Beating

    Rodney King Beating
    Rodney King beating
    Rodney King was an African American who was brutally beaten by white Los Angeles police after a high speed chase.
  • World Trade Center Attacks

    World Trade Center Attacks
    9/11 attacks
    After the tragic 9/11 attacks, an increase in discrimination and violence was seen towards Arab Americans.
  • Barack Obama Elected as President

    Barack Obama Elected as President
    ObamaOn November 4, 2008 Obama was the first African American to become elected as the President of the United states.