-
Supreme court decision Brown v. Board of Education. United States surpreme court said Seperate schools for blacks and whites is unconstitutional.
-
14-year-old Emmet Till was kiddnaped, beaten, shot, and dumped in the Tallahatchie River for whistling at a white women. Two white men were arrested for the murder acquitted by an all white jury. They later bragged about commiting the murder in a magazine article.
-
Martin Luther King jr. got arrested for starting a Campaign movement for Civil Rights.
-
James Earl Ray assassinates Martin Luther King while hes standing on the balcony of the Lorane Motel in Memphis, TN
-
It expanded the reach of none discrimination laws.
-
A gathering of social activists to unite in self-help and self defense against racism.