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A court ruling to end all segregation in schools -
A protest where African Americans refused to ride the bus in spite of racism on public transportation. This lasted for 13 months. -
First nine African American students to integrate into Little Rock Central high school, an all white school. They were constantly targeted with violence and threats even while entering the school -
Starting of at Four Black students, all from North Carolina college sat at a whites only lunch counter as a form of non violent protest. This protest lasted for weeks and quickly grew in number -
Protests against bus segregation between black and white people and Jim Crow laws. Black and interracial protesters rode interstate busses all the way through the south to challenge the laws -
Campaign led by Martin Luther king in Birmingham Alabama, the protest was nonviolent and the goal was to end segregation.
Police responded to black protesters by using fire hoses and police dogs to break up the crowd. -
Over 200,000 people gathered to the Washington capital to protest civil rights, jobs and freedom.This was led by Dr. Martin Luther King. -
This Law ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on race or color -
This Act Banned discrimination in voting practices in southern states.