All of the acts that were passed in this time period represent all of the progress that was developed in The Civil Rights Movement. Some of these acts were:
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
This supreme court case ended segregation in public schools, after Thurgood Marshall proved that the segregated public schools is unconstitutional. Since the Plessy v. Ferguson case declared "separate but equal".
1955 Montgomery Bus Boycotts
This movement was started by Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat to a white person on the bus. After that an abundance of African Americans refused to ride the buses and since they made up a majority of the passengers, they were able to achieve their goal of bus integration.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act made it illegal to discriminate against in voting, public facilities, and employment. It finally made it legal for African Americans to try on clothes in a store and eat in the dinner at a restaurant. This was a major step in the direction of becoming a completely integrated society.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The leader that we vote on is the person the citizens chose to be their spokesperson. If African Americans were being discriminated against and scared enough to not vote they were not getting their voices heard. Therefore, when this law was passed it was clear progress to a more just country for African Americans.
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
This supreme court case ended segregation in public schools, after Thurgood Marshall proved that the segregated public schools is unconstitutional. Since the Plessy v. Ferguson case declared "separate but equal".
1955 Montgomery Bus Boycotts
This movement was started by Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat to a white person on the bus. After that an abundance of African Americans refused to ride the buses and since they made up a majority of the passengers, they were able to achieve their goal of bus integration.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act made it illegal to discriminate against in voting, public facilities, and employment. It finally made it legal for African Americans to try on clothes in a store and eat in the dinner at a restaurant. This was a major step in the direction of becoming a completely integrated society.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The leader that we vote on is the person the citizens chose to be their spokesperson. If African Americans were being discriminated against and scared enough to not vote they were not getting their voices heard. Therefore, when this law was passed it was clear progress to a more just country for African Americans.
("Civil Rights: Timeline of Events - FindLaw")