A series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party.

It approved a platform supporting desegregation and equal right for all people.

When the supreme court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional.

Emmet Till was at a store and whistled at a lady, her family then kidnapped him and brutally murdered him leaving him in a river.

Tills murder didn't deliver justice but it did push for enforcement of the 14th amendments.

Nine ordinary teenagers walked out of their homes and stepped up to the front lines in the battle for civil rights for all Americans.

They wanted to show their rights and that they couldn't be violated.

A woman named Meredith became the first African American student to be enrolled at University of Mississippi.

She faced a lot of resistance from state officials because of her race.

The supreme court declared that Montgomery's segregation laws on buses were unconstitutional.

It started when Rosa Park refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus that highlighted racial discrimination.

An act of nonviolent protests against a segregated lunch counter.

The African American college students challenged segregation policies at lunch counters.

It says that rather than waiting forever for justice to be served by the courts, people have moral obligation to disobey unfair laws and take immediate action.

In his letter he addresses segregation and racial injustice.

The events main topic was employment, discrimination, and violations of civil rights.

This brought thousands of people together to advocate for civil rights legislation and opportunities for African Americans.

Kennedy was assassinated as he was downtown in Texas. He was confident about his next election and people didn't like that.

The federal court in Alabama ordered the university to admit African Americans to the summer school session.

Someone tried to block their entry by standing in the doorway and was trying to uphold desegregation.

Student activists launched this to challenge segregation on buses.

They wanted to draw attention for civil rights.