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The Civil Rights Movement

By troenfanz

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson
    This was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal"

  • The Tuskegee Airmen

    The Tuskegee Airmen
    The first African American fighter pilots in World War II who fought Hitler and racism abroad and came home to fight racism at home as a part of the Double V Campaign.

  • The Integration of Major League Baseball

    The Integration of Major League Baseball
    The playing day of the amazing Jackie Robinson (42) in MLB.

  • The Integration of the Armed Forces

    The Integration of the Armed Forces
    A very important step in the Civil Rights Movement was the integration of the military by President Truman in 1948.

  • Sweatt v. Painter

    Sweatt v. Painter
    Desegregating the UT Law School in Austin

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    The integration of all public schools in America with this landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • The Bus Boycott of Montgomery, Alabama

    The Bus Boycott of Montgomery, Alabama
    Rosa Parks

  • The Integration of Little Rock Central High School

    The Integration of Little Rock Central High School
    The Little Rock Nine

  • The Civil Rights Acts of 1957

    The Civil Rights Acts of 1957
    President Eisenhower