1975

Life as we knew it

  • Segregation in schools

    Segregation in schools
    In the case of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court rules segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.
  • "I refuse to give up my spot"

    "I refuse to give up my spot"
    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat for a white man and she was arrested for this action shortly after.
  • No Blacks Allowed!!

    No Blacks Allowed!!
    The governor of Arkansas blocks nine black students from entering an all white school.
  • We demand fair treatment

    We demand fair treatment
    Four black college students stage a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter.
  • "I have a dream"

    "I have a dream"
    Over 200,000 people join in the march on Washington
  • Your never to old to get punished

    Your never to old to get punished
    The ringleader of the 1964 homicide of two whites and one black civil rights workers, Edgar Killen, was is finally convicted of manslaughter.