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Brown vs. Board of Education
It was a decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. -
Montgomery bus Boycott
It was a political protest campaign that started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists that rode buses into the racist south. -
Birmingham Children's march and Boycott
It was a strategic movement organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to bring attention to the unequal treatment black Americans endured in Birmingham, Alabama. -
Woolworth's sit-in
When four African American college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina, and politely asked for service. Their request was refused. When asked to leave, they remained in their seats. Their passive resistance and peaceful sit-down demand helped ignite a youth-led movement to challenge racial inequality throughout the South. -
March on Washington
It was a political rally in support of civil rights for African Americans that took place in Washington D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march -
Selma to Montgomery march
There were three marches in 1965 that marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement.
