Here is a timeline of important historical events discussed in the document: Name of Event 1 Brown v Board of Education 1st Date 1954 Description of The US Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the 1896 Plessy v Ferguson decision that allowed for "separate but equal" facilities. Name of Event 2 Civil Rights Act of 1964 2nd Date 1964 Description of A landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general