Encouraged by the decision, the Civil Rights Movement began to hold high-profile 195519571962African American studentsboycottsintervenedpeacefulprotestsviolence, marches, sit-ins and other 195519571962African American studentsboycottsintervenedpeacefulprotestsviolence protests. These included 195519571962African American studentsboycottsintervenedpeacefulprotestsviolence's Montgomery Bus Boycott in support of Rosa Parks.

A watershed moment came in 195519571962African American studentsboycottsintervenedpeacefulprotestsviolence when a high school in Arkansas admitted a group of 195519571962African American studentsboycottsintervenedpeacefulprotestsviolence, nicknamed 'the Little Rock Nine'. Protested by fellow students, the governor, and even the state’s National Guard, President Dwight Eisenhower eventually 195519571962African American studentsboycottsintervenedpeacefulprotestsviolence to ensure the students’ safe passage. By 195519571962African American studentsboycottsintervenedpeacefulprotestsviolence, Universities also began integrating, though black students were still met with 195519571962African American studentsboycottsintervenedpeacefulprotestsviolence and 195519571962African American studentsboycottsintervenedpeacefulprotestsviolence.