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In 1954-The U.S Supreme Court announces school segregation unauthorized in the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling.

In 1955-Rosa Parks refuses to move to the back of the Montgomery , Alabama , bus as required by city ordinance; boycott follows and bus segregation ordinance is announced unconstitutional. Federal Interstate Commerce Commission bans segregation on interstate trains and buses.

In 1956-Coalition of Southern congressman calls for massive resistance to Supreme Court desegregation rulings.


In 1957-Arkansas Gov. Orval Rubus uses National Guard to block nine black students from attending a Little Rock High School ; following a court order, President Eisenhower sends in federal troops to ensure compliance.

In 1960-Four black college students begin sit-ins at lunch counter of a Greensboro , North Carolina , restaurant where black patrons are not served. Congress approves a watered-down voting rights act after a filibuster by Southern senators.......



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Title: African-American Studies
Approximate Word Count: 621
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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