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Plessy v. Ferguson 4/13/1896 - 5/18/1896
Racial Segregation laws for public facilities it came to be known as "separate but equal". -
Brown v. Board pt.1
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional. -
Baton Rouge Bus Boycott
The Baton Rouge bus boycott was a boycott of city buses launched on June 19, 1953 by African-American residents of Baton Rouge, Louisiana who were seeking integration of the system. -
Brown v. Board pt.2 & Little Rock Nine
Schools were desegregated & Nine African American students who integrated to a predominantly white school called Little Rock Central High School . -
Montgomery Bus Boycott 12/5/1955 - 12/20/1956
The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a seminal event in the civil rights movement. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was the principal channel of student commitment in the United States to the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. -
Sit in at Greensboro 2/1/1960 - 7/25/1960
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store. -
Albany Movement
This movement was founded by local black leaders and ministers, as well as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States. -
Birmingham Campaign
was a movement organized in early 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans -
March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as the March on Washington or The Great March on Washington. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin -
March from Selma to Montgomery
The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. -
March from Selma to Montgomery
The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting -
Watts Riots
referred to as the Watts Rebellion or Watts Uprising, took place in the Watts neighborhood and its surrounding areas of Los Angeles -
Black Panther Party
originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, was a Black Power political organization founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California -
1968 Olympics
officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. 2 black men were stripped their metals because they stuck their fist up in the air.
