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1932, Rosa Parks
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 -
1952
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 -
1955
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 -
1957
a voting rights bill, was also the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress in the United States since Reconstruction. -
1957- little rock 9
A group of African-American students were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School, a racially segregated school by Arkansas Governor Orval Faustus. -
1960
November 8 – 1960 United States presidential election -
1960
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 -
1965
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. -
1967-Thurgood Marshall
American jurist and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States -
1992- 24th Amendment
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.