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plessy v. ferguson
This 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrineRejecting Plessy’s argument that his constitutional rights were violated, the Court ruled that a state law. -
Brown v.Board of education
Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, et al. ... This case was the consolidation of four cases arising in separate states relating to the segregation of public schools on the basis of race -
montgomery bus boycott
Martin Luther King Jr. organized the Montgomery bus boycott in1955 which began a chain reaction of similar boycotts throughout the South. Supreme Court voted to end segregated busing. Martin Luther King Jr. led the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery. -
dwight d eisenhower relected
The United States presidential election of 1956 saw a popular Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully run for re-election. The 1956 election was a rematch of 1952 as Eisenhower's opponent in 1956 . Democrat Adlai Stevenson whom Eisenhower had defeated years earlier. -
african nation of ghana wins independence
Ghana gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.Convention People's Party led by Nkrumah organized workers and farmers for the first time in a mass movement for independent and staged strikes. -
school desegregation crisis in little rock arkansas
The court reiterated it's ruling calling on school districts throughout the United States to desegregate their public schools.Only nine were chosen african americans were chosen Melba Patillo Beals, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Carlotta Walls Lanier, Terrance Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, Minnijean Brown Trickey, and Thelma Mothershed Wair. They would later become known around the world as the Little Rock Nine. -
fidel castro assumed power in cuba
During that time, Castro’s regime was successful in reducing illiteracy, stamping out racism and improving public health care, but was widely criticized for stifling economic and political freedoms. -
john f kennedy is elected president
Kennedy is elected for presitdent in Nov, 8 1960.At the age of 43 Kennedy was the youngest man elected president and the first Catholic.Before his inauguration and his second child, John Jr. was born. -
south african civil rights leader nelson mandela is imprisoned
Released in 1990, he participated in the eradication of apartheid and in 1994 became the first black president of South Africa, forming a multiethnic government to oversee the country transition.The South African activist and former president Nelson Mandela 1918-2013 helped bring an end to apartheid and has been a global advocate for human rights. When got out of the prison he became a famouse face. -
Jeff F Kennidy assassination
Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. By the fall of 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his political advisers were preparing for the next presidential campaign. -
Civil Rights Act passed
It ended segergation in public places. It also ended the racism of Aafrican americans. To also bring africna american rights to vote.
