The Civil Rights Movement in the 1940s & 1950s [APUSH Review Unit 8 Topic 6] Period 8: 1945-1980

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In this video Heimler takes you through Unit 8 Topic 6 of the AP U.S. History curriculum which is set in period 8 (1945-1980).
Before the Civil Rights Movement really gathered steam in the 1960s, there were foundational steps taken in the 1940s and 1950s. Because of the landmark case Plessy v Ferguson, racial segregation was the law of the land. That decision was overturned in Brown v The Board of Education which ordered the desegregation of schools.
However, there were not a few southern states that opposed this measure, claiming it was a gross abuse of power by the Supreme Court. One manifestation of that was Arkansas governor Orval Faubus who worked against desegregation in his state. However, even with that opposition, Arkansas witnessed integration with the Little Rock Nine.