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US Supreme Court decides to uphold the constitutionality of state segregation laws of public facilities that were to be "separate but equal". -
The Tuskegee Airmen helped set the pattern for direct action protests popularized by civil rights activists in later decades. -
Jackie Robinson becomes key symbol of equality during the cicil rights struggles of the 60s. -
Executive order abolished discrimination in the US Armed Forces and re-integration during the Korean War. -
Successfully challenged the "separate but equal" doctrine of racial segregation. -
Declared racial segregation in public schools violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. -
Sparked the upsurge of activism and resistance that became the civil rights movement. -
Resulted in the Supreme Court ruling segregation on public buses unconstitutional. -
First majour test of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling that declared state laws establishing separate schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Established the civil rights section of the justice department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. -
Brought the fight for civil rights to the national stage. -
Tested a 1960 decision by Supreme Court in Boynton v. Virginia that segregation of interstate transportation facilities was unconstitutional. -
Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections. -
Two people killed and more than 300 injured; integration considered the last battle of the civil war. -
In an attempt to stop the desegregation of his school, George Wallace stands at the door of his school to keep African American students out. A turning point for for the state and first steps towards racial equality. -
Successful in pressuring the JFK administration to initiating a strong federal civil rights bill in congress. -
Lyndon B. Johnson, vice president, becomes to new president and was very supportive of the civil rights movement. Good at getting bills through congress and got many new legislative bills for the movement. -
Prohibits discrimination in public accommodations and federally funded programs. -
Was shot on stage during an Organization of Afro-American Unity meeting. -
Hundreds of people gather in Selma to march to Montgomery as a way to protest segregation and directly led to the passage of the Voting rights act of 1965. -
Outlawed the practice in discriminatory voting, such as literacy tests. -
Assassination had the outcome of outpouring anger of African Americans, and a national period of mourning. -
Prohibits discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing.