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Rosa Parks
By refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus in 1955, black seamstress Rosa Parks (1913—2005) helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States. The leaders of the local black community organized a bus boycott that began the day Parks was convicted of violating the segregation laws. -
Desegregation occurs
Eisenhower having the national guard desegregate schools and they determined that it wasn't okay to separate people in public schools based on race. The black students were made sure to be safe in school also by the guard. -
Sit In- North Carolina
Four black college students begin sit ins at at the lunch counter of a restaurant in North Carolina where black people aren’t served -
Equal Pay Act
Passing Congress in 1963, the Equal Pay Act is a federal law requiring that employers pay all employees equally for equal work, regardless of whether the employees are male or female -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The voting rights act of 1965 made it so there was no racial discrimination in voting, allowing people of color or any other race to vote in elections or anything else. Signed by President Lyndon Johnson -
First Black Person Admitted to Supreme Court
In 1967 the first black person (Marshall) was admitted to the supreme court which was a huge development because it showed a black man in a state of power which showed them as more equal. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Was put into place in April 11th 1968 and was also known as the Fair Housing act. It made it so that there could be no discrimination in housing. Some things that were changed was that you could not refuse to sell a house or rent a house to anyone. Threatening people to interfere with one's enjoyment or exercise of housing rights was banned. -
Black History Month
Negro history week becomes black history month -
Martin Luther King Jr day
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr national public holiday issued -
Election of Obama
Obama was elected in 2008 as the 44th POTUS. He is the first african american president, which was a huge change for America.
