On june 5th 1956 the federal court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional. It gave African Americans more freedom and dignity to sit where they wanted. It showed people that progress was being made and gave them motivation to keep fighting.
It is important to understand this event because it was one of the first successes in the movement for African American civil rights. Without this victory African Americans would still have to sit in the back of the bus.
It is important to understand this event because it was one of the first successes in the movement for African American civil rights. Without this victory African Americans would still have to sit in the back of the bus.