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Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson decision that allowed state sponsored segregation
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The French defeat that led to Vietnamese independence.
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white woman, beginning the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Alabama and Montgomery laws requiring segregated buses are unconstitutional.
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In order to ensure the integration of a high school Eisenhower sends troops to protect Black students.
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Led to the Woolworth's department store chain reversing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march.
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Vietnamese attack on base at Pleiku.
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Outlawed discrimination against Blacks and women, including racial segregation.
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It is announced that the North Vietnamese have fired on two ships located in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Johnson begins bombing campaign on North Vietnam.
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University of Michigan has teachers and students come together to oppose the war and discuss it.
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The United States outlawed discriminatory voting practices.
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Vietcong launches a large surprise attack on American airbases.
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In 1968 the two most common views were to increase the war or remove troops the participants were known as hawks or doves.
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A prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement was assassinated.
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The 1968 act expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race or religion.
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The American public first learns of the Mai Lai Massacre.
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Nixon announces the withdrawal of 25,000 troops.
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Ends U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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American officials leave Vietnam.
