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a group of parents filed a suit against the BoE in order to end segregation in schools. The result was desegregation in schools.
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NAACP organizer. Deeply supported civil rights. Became supreme court judge. Lawyer in Brown vs BOE.
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Served as a supreme court justice and was known for groundbreaking decisions, such as the Brown vs BoE case.
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Sparked the Montgomery bus boycott by refusing to leave a seat when told to do so. She was then arrested
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Boycott led by a MLK to desegregate busses in the south.
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Gave voting rights for African Americans. Signed in 1957.
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Represented African american roots. Those that followed the Nation of Islam were known as black muslims. Malcom X was an important member.
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Student nonviolent coordinating committee. Played major roles in several different civil rights movements such as sit ins and freedom rides.
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Riders rode on buses into the segregated south. Led to desegregation in buses.
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Largest demonstration in US capital. Led over 250,000 people on a tour of D.C.
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Attempted to desegregate Mississippi after WWII. Assassinated 1963.
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Ended major forms of discrimination and desegregated schools. Signed 1964.
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human rights activist. One of the most influential African americans. Accused of teaching black supremacy and racism. Was of the muslim faith. Assassinated 1964.
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An idea taught by Malcom x, that black people were superior than the whites that surrounded them.
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Prohibits the conditioning of federal voting with payment of taxes. signed 1964.
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A campaign in 1964 launched to get as many African American voters registered as possible.
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Outlawed discriminating voting practices. Signed in 1965.
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A society that involved itself in the black power movement.
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A commission established to investigate race riots in 1967.
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Important civil rights activist. Responsible for organizing non-violent resistance everywhere. Gave the “I have a dream” speech. assassinated 1968