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Brown v. Board of Education was filed in Federal district court, in Kansas.
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The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Brown v. Board of Education. Thurgood Marshall, who will later become the first African American justice on the Supreme Court, is the lead counsel for the black school children.
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The Supreme Courts decision outlawed segregation because of race and started the integration of public schools.
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Twenty-seven black students attempt to register in all-white Little Rock schools, but are turned down.
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The NAACP filed a lawsuit on behalf of 33 black children denied admission to four white schools.
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Central High School was the location of the well known civil rights movement of the Little Rock Nine.
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Governor Orval Faubus called the Arkansas National Guard to surround Little Rock Central High School.
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Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus fought integration from the time the school year began to the graduation of Ernest Green and he even fought it after that.
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On this date, eight of the Little Rock Nine had made plans to go to Central High School together but the ninth student, Elizabeth Eckford, missed the call and went into the mob alone.
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Little Rock Nine face a huge angry mob of students and other civilians when trying to enter the school. The nine black students go inside through a side door.
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Nine African-American students integrate with white students at Central High School in Little Rock. President Eisenthower sent federal troops to intervene on behalf of the students saftey.
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Taunted by white students, Minnie Jean Brown, one of the Little Rock Nine, dumped a bowl of her chili on them in the cafeteria. In punishment, she was suspended for six days.
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After more confrontations with white students, Minnie Jean Brown was suspended by the Board of Education for the rest of the school year. She then transferred to New Lincoln High School in New York City.
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The Little Rock School Board files a request for permission to delay integration until the concept of "all deliberate speed" is defined and until effective legal means exists for integrating the schools without impairing the quality of the educational programs.
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Ernest Green became the first black student to graduate from Little Rock Central High School. Federal troops and city police were on hand but the event went as planned.
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The Supreme Court ruled that Little Rock must continue with its integration plan. Governor Faubus orders Little Rock's three high schools to close.
