In the 1950's we start to see the rise of civil rights cases concerning African-Americans. In 1954 we have the controversial trial of Brown vs. the Board of Education which was a lawsuit that fought the laws that segregated the school systems Brown v. the Board of Education was a pivotal point in the fight for equal rights. Browns legal team was first led by Charles H. Houston and later led by Thurgood Marshall. In 1955 through 1956 we have the Montgomery bus boycott was about the unethical "law" that African-Americans had to ride at the back of the bus. Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the white only section and not moving to the back of the bus when a Caucasian gentleman was left standing. Finally in 1957 the Little Rock nine attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The governor of Arkansas called on the Arkansas National Guard to bar the children from entering the school even though there was a court order for the Little Rock nine to attend Central High School. President Dwight D. Eisenhower called upon the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division to escort the children into the school. This military presence remained at the school until the end of the year.
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