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Brown vs Board
Brown vs the Board of Education was an extremely important court case in the decision of segregation. A parent of an African American, Oliver Brown was upset that his child could not be enrolled in a near-by school due to the color of his child's skin. He filed a complaint and thirteen other parents were denied their children's education rights due to their appearance- something they couldn't change. -
Rosa Parks Refusal
Rosa Parks simply not obeying a white man telling her to move was a huge deal. Not only at the time was a black person talking back to a white person considered out of the blue and looked down on but also the fact that she was a woman talking back to a man was also frowned upon. At this time the view of "women stay in the kitchen and men work all day to come home to a cooked meal" was almost all you saw around. -
Martin Luther's speech
Martin Luther gave his legendary speech on August 28, 1963. This lead to an up rise of people wanting freedom and equality and fighting for their rights. -
Segregation Ending
Segregation ended in 1964 after MLK's speech had people rethinking their morals and what they think is reasonable and what's not. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended all state and local laws requiring segregation. Brown vs Board was an extremely important court case that dealt with segregation in the school system. -
Voting Rights Act approved
After passage, southern black voter registration grows by over 50% and black officials are elected to various positions. In Mississippi, black voter registration grew from 7% to 67% -
Watts Riots
In first of more than 100 riots, Los Angeles black suburb erupts in riots, burning, looting, and 34 deaths
