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African American School Equality Strike
Barbara Johns led 450 students in Virginia on strike to fight for school equality. She was only 16! -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
This decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and said that segregated schools were illegal. -
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man and was jailed. Soon after, African Americans in Montgomery didn't ride the bus for nearly 400 days. -
Sit-Ins
African American students sat at "white only" lunch counters until they were arrested. -
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Freedom Rides
Whites and African Americans rode buses around the country sitting next to each other like equals. -
Montgomery, Alabama Protests
African Americans started protested against many places that were segregated. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Gives His "I have a dream" Speech
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives a speech at the largest protest (at that point). There were over 200,000 people there. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination. -
Selma March
African Americans marched for voting rights. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act prohibited racial discrimination in voting. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
This act banned discrimination in housing.
