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It is one of the most pivotal opinions ever rendered by that body. The decision highlights the U.S. Supreme Court's role in affecting changes in national and social policy.
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Emmett Till was an African American boy from Chicago. He was beaten up and killed by two white men after saying 'thanks baby' to a white girl.
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Rosa Parks, an African American woman who decided not to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. She was eventually sent to jail which lead to the boycott.
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The Little Rock Nine was a group of African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. The event caused riots and protests from white people.
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The Albany Movement was a desegration coalition formed in Albany, Georgia. The movement was led by William G. Anderson, a local African American doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
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250,000poeple walked from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, where they listened to speeches from representatives of the various organizations.
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The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed as an act of racially motivated terrorism.
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The Civil Rights Acts was passed by Lyndon B. Johnson to end public racism of African American people and other minorities.
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The Selma to Montgomery marches were three marches that marked the political and emotional peak of the African civil rights movement.
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He was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008 and sworn on January 20, 2009.
