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Rosa Parks arrested
Parks’ arrested triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott . -
Montgomery Bus Boycott Begins
The boycott led to the end of segregation on transportation services in Montgomery . -
Little Rock Nine Intergrate Central High School
President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock to protect the “ Little Rock Nine “ . -
March on Washington
MLK delivered his “ I had a Dream “ speech at this event . -
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act
The law ends segregation in most public places . -
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
James Earl Ray killed MLK at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN.