Civil Rights Events

Event 1: Brown vs Board of Education: Court case that concluded with the court's decision that segregating public schools between blacks and whites is unconstitutional.

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Event 2: 1955-1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott: A protest towards racial segregation on the public transit system in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Event 3: 1957-1958 Little Rock School Crisis: A group of African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School were prevented from entering by Orval Faubus, governor of Arkansas.

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Event 4: The sit ins and freedom rides of the early 1960s: During sit ins, civil rights activists would sit in white-only locations as an act of protest. Freedom rides were when civil rights activists rode on buses to test the Boynton vs. Virginia decision that ended segregation in interstate travel.

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Event 5: 1963 Civil Rights Protest in Birmingham: A movement organized by the SCLC led by MLK that used nonviolent actions that led the government to change the city's discrimination laws.

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Event 6: March on Washington: One of the largest political protest for human rights in U.S. history, led by MLK, that demanded civil rights for blacks.

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