Jim Crow Laws

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1876-1955
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws mandated "separate but equal"
status for blacks. Although it was required that
the facilities provided were equal they were not.
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1896
Plessy v. Ferguson
The ruling in this Supreme Court case upheld a
Louisiana state law that allowed for "equal but
separate accommodations for the white and colored
races."
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December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was arrested for her refusal to give
up her seat on a bus to a white man. Her arrest
led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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December 5, 1955 to December 21, 1965
Montgomery Bus Boycott
For over a decade, blacks refused to ride bused
in protest against the segregation of buses.
People would rather walk than ride segregated
buses.
Buses sat empty
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September 1957
Little Rock Central High
On September 23, nine black high school students
were escorted by police to entrance of the high
school in front of more than a 1,000 protesters.
Because of violence, the nine had to be removed.
The next day, President Dwight D. Eisenhower
ordered 1,200 members of the National Guard to
escort the students back to the school.
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1961
Freedom Riders
Students rode interstate buses into the south to
test the 1960 Supreme Court decision outlawing
racial segregation in interstate transportation.
They were met with violence and hostilities.
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1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The 1964 act outlawed discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
This includes discrimination in voting,
employment, and public services.
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March 7 - 25, 1965
Selma March
Marches from Selma to Montgomery to protest for
voting rights. On March 7th, the marchers were
met by police with billy clubs and tear gas. They
made it to Montgomery on the third try. Five
months later, President Johnson signed the 1965
voting rights act.