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Before this event, busses were segregated and only the whites could sit in the front while other skin colors needed to sit in the back.

This event happened on December 1st of 1955, where Rosa Parks was sitting in the white section of the bus when a white man requested that she gets out of the seat and moves to the back. In which Rosa would not move and would stay in the seat. Leading the the police getting involved and her getting arrested. Her arrest ignited support and outrage, as well as the MIA being formed by Martin Luther King Jr. Which would fight for civil rights.

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#little-rock-nine

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Before this event occurred, schools were segregated and there were consequences if someone who was not white were to go into the white school.

On September 3rd, 1957, nine black students would attempt to go to their classes at Central High School. During their walk to the school. They were met by a mob and the National Guard and were not allowed in. A few weeks later, they were able to get in. But later were kicked back out because of violence. Later on, President Dwight D. Eisenhower would order federal troops to escort them into the school.

This event brought attention to the issue of desegregation. As well as fueling protests on both sides because of this issue.

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#little-rock-nine

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Before this event, southern states would make it hard for black citizens.

Because of this, the Eisenhower Administration would pressure Congress to make new civil right legislation. Later on, Eisenhower on September 9th would sign the Civil Rights  Act of 1957 which allowed federal prosecution of anyone who tried to prevent others from voting. It also created a commission that would investigate voter fraud.

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#little-rock-nine

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Woolworth's Lunch Counter(Februrary 1st, 1960

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Woolworth's Lunch Counter(Februrary 1st, 1960

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The reason this event happened is because Black Americans experienced blatant prejudice in their lives.

The event takes place in Greensboro, North Carolina in which four college students refused to leave a lunch counter without being served. In the following days, more and more people would join their protest and it would result in a boycott of all segregated lunch counters. It got to the point where the owners would cave in and the four students would be served. This event would help start the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee which would encourage students to get involved with civil rights movements.

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#little-rock-nine

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Before this event, busses were segregated

This event takes place on May 4th of 1961 where seven black activists and six white activists would go on a bus to protest and were testing the 1960 decision by the Supreme Court that would have segregation on interstate transportation be unconstitutional. In which the activists would be beaten up by police and protesters. When the bus reached Anniston, Alabama, a bomb was thrown in the bus but the riders were able to get out of it. But were badly beaten in the process. This information spread around and the Freedom Riders resumed their journey on May 20 while being escorted by law enforcement, thanks to negotiations between U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Alabama Governor John Patterson. But when they arrived in Montgomery, a white mob viciously attacked the bus, and the officers dispersed from the group. Attorney General Kennedy dispatched federal marshals to Montgomery in response to the riders and a request from Martin Luther King Jr.

This event would help spark regulations that would prohibit segregation in interstate transit terminals.

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#little-rock-nine

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This happened because of all the events that have happened prior to civil rights.

Civil rights activists like A. Philip Randolph, Bayard Rustin, and Martin Luther King Jr. organized it and participated in it.

For the nonviolent march, which had more than 200,000 participants of all races, the major goals were to compel civil rights legislation and achieve work equality for all. The speech King gave throughout the march, in which he repeated the phrase "I have a dream," was its high point.

The national civil rights movement was sparked by King's "I Have a Dream" speech, which also inspired the phrase "equality and freedom."

This speech would help motivate others to participate in Civil Rights movements and would later on be used to bring more rights to blacks.

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#little-rock-nine

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Civil Rights Movement: Timeline, Key Events & Leaders

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The civil rights movement was a struggle for justice and equality for African Americans that took place mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. Among its leaders were Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, the Little Rock Nine, Rosa Parks and many others.

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This event happened because of the prior events.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil rights Act of 1964. The law would guarantee equal employment for everybody as well as limiting the use of voter literacy tests. It also allowed federal authorities to ensure facilities were integrated.

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#little-rock-nine

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When 600 nonviolent protesters joined the Selma to Montgomery march to denounce the murder of Black civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson by a white police officer and to support legislation enforcing the 15th amendment, the civil rights movement in Alabama took an exceptionally deadly turn.

Governor of Alabama George C. Wallace, a vocal opponent of desegregation, dispatched state and municipal police to impede the protesters as they approached the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Police brutally beat and used tear gas on demonstrators as they advanced after refusing to disperse, leaving many of them hospitalized.

The entire incident was broadcast on television and was dubbed "Bloody Sunday."

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#little-rock-nine

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Leaders of Civil Rights Assassinated(Feb 21st, 1965 and April 4, 1968)

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Leaders of Civil Rights Assassinated(Feb 21st, 1965 and April 4, 1968)

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This event happened because Malcolm X and MLK lead civil rights in a good direction and helped lead major changes.

Both civil rights leaders Malcolm X and MLK were assassinated on different dates. On Feb 21st of 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated at a rally. While on April 4th of 1968, MLK was assassinated by James Earl Ray on a balcony at a hotel. Which forced the Johnson Administration to push out more civil right laws because of the riots.

The assassinations sparked rage in the community and lead to changes being made.

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#little-rock-nine

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The Fair Housing Act of 1968 was an act that would make it so there was no housing discrimination based on a persons race, sex, and religion. This act was passed on April 11th of 1968 a few days after King's assassination. It was also the last legislation to end segregation. The civil rights movement was empowering but also precarious because of the efforts of civil rights activists and protesters of all races which brought an end to segregation. This event was the biggest step for black Americans because they were finally able to feel equal to whites.

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#little-rock-nine