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Rosa park which some people called "the first lady of civil rights" or "the mother of freedom movement", she was an activist who refused to give up her seat to a white men as a protest
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A landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. which was called Brown v. Board of Education
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Martin Luther King Jr., American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement, iconic figure because of the "I have a dream" speech, used non-violent methods to protest
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a voting rights bill, was also the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress in the United States since Reconstruction.
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A group of African-American students were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School, a racially segregated school by Arkansas Governor Orval Faustus.
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November 8 – 1960 United States presidential election
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a movement of the Vietnam anti-war movement,which was one of the most spread out displays of opposition to the government policy,women movement also took place during this time
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A student protest took place during this time, they protested over the right and to lift the ban of on-campus political activities and acknowledge the students right to freedom of speech and academic freedom.
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American jurist and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States
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Prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.