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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. This took place in Montgomery, Alabama. Because of this event, Parks is remembered as an admirable civil rights leader, and sparked many more protests resembling this across the nation.

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Taking place in 1973, this court case decided that abortion in the United States should be legalized during the first three months of pregnancy. This decision was based on the 4th amendment, which states that people have the right to be secure in their persons.

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Taking place on May 15, 1972, this court case decided that the state of Wisconsin could not require Amish parents to send their children to school past the eighth grade, because it violated their beliefs and values.

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Also known as the Fair Housing Act of 1968, this act was passed on April 11, only 7 days after the assassination of MLK. This act prohibited discrimination with the sale, rental, and financial aspects of housing based on race, gender, religion, etc. Following the Dr. King's assassination, the House of Representatives quickly passed this act in an attempt to calm the raging crowds. This marked the final act passed during the civil rights era.

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On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray while standing on his balcony at the second floor of the Lorraine Motel. The sniper's bullet struck King in the neck, and he was rushed to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

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Passed on August 6, 1965, the Voting Rights Act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson was aimed to assist minorities with their voting rights, allowing them to exercise the right to vote under the 15th amendment. Some barriers had been created on local and state levels in order to prevent African Americans from voting, and the goal of this act was to overcome these barriers.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - 1965

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - 1965

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Created on July 2, 1965, the EEOC continued to support the efforts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as it attempted to ban discrimination in hiring employers.

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Officially put into place on July 2, 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 eliminated segregation in public schools completely. It also banned discrimination against minorities in workplaces, especially during employment.

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Ratified on January 23, 1964, the 24th amendment abolished the previously required poll tax for voting. While this tax was in place, many African Americans and other minorities were unable to pay this fee, and therefore could not vote, despite the right that they had been previously given. After this amendment was ratified, however, the poll tax was no longer in place, and minorities could easily vote.

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Taking place on August 28, 1963, the march on Washington was an event during which some 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington D.C. in order to uncover some of the injustices faced daily by African Americans. This event was led by MLK, and included his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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This letter was written on April 16, 1963, four days after Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested during a protest. Dr. King wrote the letter to clergymen, wanting to address their concerns as to his presence in Birmingham. He then explains the injustices that he is protesting against, as he attempts to put an end to segregation and racial discrimination.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was jailed on April 12, 1963 while protesting the treatment of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. The letter from Birmingham jail was released four days later.

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This was a campaign taking place in January of 1963. It was organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and was meant to continue integration efforts in Birmingham, Alabama. One form of protest included boycotting downtown merchants.

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This event took place in 1961, when 13 African Americans and white civil rights activists began a tour of the south in order to protest segregation in bus terminals. There was a large amount of violence, but these Freedom Rides brought attention to segregation across the nation.

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Taking place in 1960, this event was a non-violent protest in which 4 African American students sat at a segregated lunch counter. Although this was a small event, it sparked many sit-ins across the region. This resulted in many arrests, but caused these lunch counters to change their segregation rules.

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Taking place on September 3, 1957, this key event during the American Civil Rights Movement took place when 9 African American students enrolled at an all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas. These students began their first day of school on September 25 with a federal troops escorting them.

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On August 28, 1955, 14 year old Emmett Till was murdered by two white  men. This murder occurred because Till, an African American boy, was seen flirting with a white woman at a country store on the 24th. Although there is no evidence or witnesses to this, the woman made many claims against the boy, which ultimately resulted in his murder.

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Desegregation of the Armed Forces - 1948

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Desegregation of the Armed Forces - 1948

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In 1948, President Harry Truman eliminated segregation in the Armed Forces. This banned discrimination in federal practices, and called for desegregation, anti-lynching, and the end of poll taxes as well, in order to secure rights.

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In 1945, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to receive a contract to play Major League Baseball. This was a major milestone for the African American minority because it began to allow an increase in opportunities, and it began to show the white Americans that the African American population can function in the same ways as them.

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Passed by Congress in 1869 and ratified on February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment is referred to as "purely a matter for the states." This amendment provided voting rights to all men, not considering race or previous condition of servitude or slavery. Other amendments that were later created, such as the 19th and 26th, protect this.

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In July of 1868, the 14th amendment was ratified as an extension of the 13th amendment. While slavery had previously been abolished, this amendment sought to overlook the issue of race when extending national rights to citizens of the United States. The 14th amendment is made of 5 separate sections, and is thought to be the most significant amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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On December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment was ratified in order to abolish slavery. After issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln felt that the abolition of slavery was both a good military strategy, as well as morally correct. The 13th amendment was ratified 8 months after the assassination of Lincoln, abolishing slavery, and allowing the African American slaves in the United States to have their freedom.