D&I Timeline
The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. More>>
A U.S. Supreme Court case that the Tee-Hit-Ton Indians brought against the United States who sought compensation for timber taken from lands they occupied. The case was ruled against their favor saying they had no right to it, regardless of tribal law to the contrary. More>>
After the arrest of Rosa Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a 13-month boycott where black residents stayed off buses to protest racial segregation. More>>
As a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the federal district court ruled that bus segregation was unconstitutional. More>>
This was the first major civil rights legislation in more than 75 years. The Voting Rights Bill established the Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department and allowed federal officials to prosecute individuals that conspired to deny or abridge another citizen’s right to vote. This bill also created a six-member U.S. Civil Rights Commission charged with investigating allegations of voter infringement. More>>
President John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order 10925 which enforced equal employment opportunity and affirmative action without regard to their race, creed, color or national origin. More>>
Over 200,000 demonstrators marched in Washington D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech. This march was successful on pressuring John F. Kennedy administration to create a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress. More>>
President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the landmark Civil Rights Act which prohibited discrimination in public places, put forth integration in schools and other public places, and made employment discrimination illegal. More>>
President Lyndon Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress, calling for federal legislation to ensure protection of the voting rights of African Americans and it also put an end to individual states’ claims on whether or not Natives were allowed to vote through a federal law. More>>
President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order 11246 prohibiting employment discrimination based upon based on race, color, religion, and natural origins by organizations receiving federal contracts and subcontracts. More>>