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A landmark Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, paving the way for integration and the civil rights movement.

A protest triggered by Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat, leading to a city-wide boycott of Montgomery buses by African Americans.

Nine African American students integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, under the protection of federal troops.

A form of nonviolent protest where African Americans sat at segregated lunch counters demanding service, starting with Greensboro, North Carolina.

Civil rights activists rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to challenge the non-enforcement of Supreme Court rulings.

A massive protest for civil rights that included Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech.

Legislation signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

A campaign launched to attempt to register as many African-American voters as possible in Mississippi.

Three protest marches along the 54-mile highway from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, highlighting the struggle for voting rights.

A landmark piece of federal legislation that prohibited racial discrimination in voting.

An African-American political organization formed to challenge police brutality and racial inequality.

A report that concluded racism and segregation were driving America's city riots and that the US was moving toward two societies.

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, which led to an international outcry and strikes.

Also known as the Fair Housing Act, it provided equal housing opportunities regardless of race, religion, or national origin.

Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to the United States Congress.

Although not directly a civil rights case, this landmark Supreme Court decision granted women the right to have an abortion, thus expanding individual rights.

A Supreme Court case that upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy.

Legislation that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life.

The acquittal of police officers after the beating of Rodney King led to widespread riots in Los Angeles, bringing attention to racial tensions and police conduct.