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Civil war amendments which were to give equal rights to slaves.
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This was a school ideally for African Americans.
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Court case about state segregation laws.
Motivated people to gain rights and showed people how racist the courts were. -
Voting amendment, grants all people voting rights.
Its significance towards the CRM was that it gave everyone equal voting rights. -
Proposed- 1921
Defeated- 1982
This was defeated because both houses of the state's legislature did not approve of it. -
Abolished discrimination against all people in military.
Helped many people of color serve the county. -
This was part of Executive order 9981, this ended segregation in the military and helped many people serve the country.
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Court case about racial segregation in schools.
This was first step to equal rights because people of color finally had an equal opportunity for education. -
Emmet Till was lynched, this sparked a sense of anger in people of color motivating them to bring change through the CRM.
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Boycott against racism on buses.
First boycott in the CRM. -
First federal civil rights legislation.
Big first step in the civil rights movement. -
Group of African American students from Little Rock High School.
These were the first kids to go to school that was originally segregated. A huge step in the CRM. -
Protest against segregated lunch counter.
One of many peaceful protest in the CRM. -
Civil rights activists who drove around in public buses in southern states for 7 months. Resulted in Court decision that ruled segregated public buses were unconstitutional.
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Ended poll tax.
The poll tax represented the Jim crow laws which were made to segregate blacks. -
This letter was a response to the white people who put him in jail because of his non violent protests.
This motivated many people because it showed the injustice of the country. -
The famous MLK Jr. speech that inspired people nationwide, motivating them to join the CRM.
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Biggest law, prohibiting discrimination from all people of any origin, race, and religion.
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Discrimanting during voting was made illegal.
Step in voting rights which was part of civil rights movement. -
Protest march from Selma to Montgomery.
They did this because of the discrimination during voting times.
This led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.