Why does this Event Matter? The event matters because the fourteenth amendment states that all people have rights to equal protection, education and healthcare. In this act, the black children were not experiencing equality in the places provided for them by the court who said they would be granted and treated equally in their services. The movement was so that no matter their race, language, ethnicity and language, they would be able to learn and experience life just as the whites were allowed to.

Why the Event Matters-This event matters because it built up the courage and strength for African Americans to show that they have rights.It also help built up a leader(Martin Luther King Jr.)who predominantly helped with the Civil Rights Act.This protest was just the start of many protests.

Summary-The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a Civil Rights protest that started in 1955.The protest was where African Americans refuse to ride city buses in Montgomery,Alabama,to protest segregated seating.It took place from December 5,1955,to December 20,1956.It is regarded as the first large scale U.S. demonstration against U.S. One of the leaders of the boycott, a young pastor named Martin Luther King, Jr., emerged as a prominent leader of the American civil rights movement.

Summary: The Little Rock Nine was an event that happened in 1957. There were a group of nine black students who applied to an all white school.They were not allowed in to the school and this later led to the president sending troops to send the kids to school. There were even people blocking the kids from entering the school. This brought anger/confusion and drew attention to the issue.

Why the event matters:The event matters because it promoted the hopes of justice and educational equality. The event also showed the resilience of the African American people and it demonstrated how they will not give up. The event showed bravery and power and brought a shock to the people of America. It was a kickstart to the educational fairness of African American children.

Brown Vs Board education was a 1954 event that the Supreme Court ruled that public school segregation between blacks and whites was unconstitutional. Unfortunately, they deemed that blacks could not go to a white school but they will be treated equally; however, whenever a plaintiff named Oliver Brown filed a class action suit against the Board of Education of Topeka because the black children were not getting equal treatment as the white children, the chief justice leader Warren wrote that "in the field of public education, separate but equal has no means" and the court ruled that the plaintiffs were being stripped away from their fourteenth amendment that stated they had just as much equal protection that whites did.

Ruby Bridges was 6 years old when she was integrated into an all white school and had to be escorted to class. With her being the age she was and still going to a white school, she made a headline for abolitionists. She decided to go to a regular school but this caused conflict that consisted of crowds screaming vicious slurs towards her. She continued to attend the school and had supporters of her decisions. But some people did not agree and protested.