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CORE Creates a SIt-In
CORE created a sit-in in attempt to desegregate the Jack Spratt Coffee House in Chicago -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference was Founded
Martin Luther King Jr. and many other African Americans founded this conference which later became a significant civil rights organization -
1960 Court Case
This court case expanded the ban on bus segregation now including bus stations and restaurants serving interstate travelers -
Freedom Rides was Organized
CORE and SNCC organized freedom rides to test southern compliance with this ruling -
MLK Joins Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth
In April of 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. joined Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth in Birmingham Alabama for a Civil Rights campaign -
Martin Luther King Jr. Wins Noble Peace Price