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The signed into law civil rights act in April 1968–popularly known as the Fair Housing act–prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex.

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The Civil Rights act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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Executive Order 9981. Executive Order 9981 was an executive order issued on July 26, 1948, by President Harry S. Truman. It abolished racial discrimination in the United States armed forces and eventually led to the end of segregation in the services.

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April 4, 1968, Martin Luther king is shot and murdered in Memphis Tennessee

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The Voting Rights Act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson (1908-73) on August 6, 1965, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment (1870) to the Constitution of the United States. The act significantly widened the franchise and is considered among the most far-reaching pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history.

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1789 stated that a citizens right to vote shall not be taken away based on the ability to pay their poll tax

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1973 The Roe v Wade landmark case was over a struggle which still exist in today's society which is abortion. The decision led to many states making abortion illegal but still left many states with the right to have abortions.

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Street Law, Inc. advances justice through classroom and community education programs that empower people with the legal and civic knowledge, skills, and confidence to bring about positive change for themselves and others.

The Supreme Court Historical Society is dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history of the Supreme Court.

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Street Law, Inc. advances justice through classroom and community education programs that empower people with the legal and civic knowledge, skills, and confidence to bring about positive change for themselves and others. The Supreme Court Historical Society is dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history of the Supreme Court.

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On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 Americans gather Washington, for the March on Washington all in an effort for jobs and freedom. Organized by a number of civil rights and religious groups, the event was designed to acknowledge the political and social challenges African Americans

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1963 This was a movement made by the sclc in order to contribute to the unionization efforts brought about by African Americans

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This is a letter which MLK writes an open letter  in which he responds to being referred to as an "outsider," King writes, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

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May 4th,1961 Seven blacks and six whites leave Washington due South in an effort to object the courts ruling of segregation on interstate bus.

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1960, a series of sit-ins in Greensboro in which African Americans would sit down in a segregated diner and refuse to leave one of the most well known sit ins was the Greensboro four which all led to the desegregation of lunch counters.

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1957, The Little Rock nine were a group of nine after the African american kids who attended a previously segregated high school after Dwight D. Eisenhower

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August 1955, Emmett Till beaten and killed for accusation of harassing a white women

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1943 Rosa Parks segregation incident on bus.

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April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson breaks baseball color line when the Dodgers start him on third base.

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February 3rd, 1870 15th amendment ratified which allows all races to vote stating “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

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July 28, 1868 14th amendment ratified which granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States”

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December 6, 1865 13th Formal abolishment of slavery which stated that ”Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”