The document outlines key events of the American Civil Rights Movement, beginning with the 1954 Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that mandated desegregation of public schools. Subsequent events led to further progress for civil rights, culminating in the 1965 signing of the Voting Rights Act by President Johnson, guaranteeing equal voting rights for African Americans.
The document outlines key events of the American Civil Rights Movement, beginning with the 1954 Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that mandated desegregation of public schools. Subsequent events led to further progress for civil rights, culminating in the 1965 signing of the Voting Rights Act by President Johnson, guaranteeing equal voting rights for African Americans.
The document outlines key events of the American Civil Rights Movement, beginning with the 1954 Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that mandated desegregation of public schools. Subsequent events led to further progress for civil rights, culminating in the 1965 signing of the Voting Rights Act by President Johnson, guaranteeing equal voting rights for African Americans.
The document outlines key events of the American Civil Rights Movement, beginning with the 1954 Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that mandated desegregation of public schools. Subsequent events led to further progress for civil rights, culminating in the 1965 signing of the Voting Rights Act by President Johnson, guaranteeing equal voting rights for African Americans.
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TOPIC: Civil Rights Movement
BEGINNING EVENT: Brown v. Board of Education
May 17, 1954- The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education that American public schools should integrate.
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ENDING EVENT: Voting Rights Act of 1965 Aug 06, 1965- President Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act of 1965 Into Law, Guaranteeing Equal Voting Rights for African-Americans