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Montgomery in boycott
On December 5, 1955, a women name Rosa park refused her seat the white on the bus and she was put in jail. -
Integration of Little Rock central
On September 3, 1957, The desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, gained national attention on September 3, 1957, when Governor Orval Faubus mobilized the Arkansas National Guard in an effort to prevent nine African American students from integrating the high school. -
First lunch counter
By sitting in protest at an all-white lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, four college students sparked national interest in the push for civil rights. Bolstered by the success of direct action, CORE activists planned the first freedom ride in 1961. -
Freedom ride
in U.S. history, a series of political protests against segregation by blacks and whites who rode buses together through the American South in 1961. -
Birmingham campaign
The Birmingham Campaign. In the spring of 1963, Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) arrived in Birmingham, Alabama, for what was to be an economic boycott during the Easter holiday. -
March on Washington
DescriptionThe March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the March on Washington, or The Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. -
Civil right act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement. -
Voting right act 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
