The Civil Rights Act of 1960 was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 6, 1960. This act did not introduce a new law but was aimed at strengthening and covering loopholes in the . It established: Federal...
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Emmett Till
His mother insisted in displaying his son’s body in a glass topped casket so that the world could...
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest in which African Americans refused to ride buses...
Freedom Rides
In March 1961 the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) decided to test the Boynton v. Virginia...
Events and Dates
Event Date Description Civil War 1861-1865 The election of anti-slavery president Abraham...
