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Brown v. Board of Education
Declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional -
Emmett Till Murder
A 14 year old boy was murdered for talking to a white woman -
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Rosa Park and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
A black woman named Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. the Montgomery bus boycott was a protest against racial segregation in public transits -
Little rock nine
Nine African American student entered an all white school for the first time -
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Greensboro Woolworth Sit-ins
Sit ins were a form of non-violent protests against segregated lunch counters in Greensboro NC -
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Freedom Rides
Civil rights activists rode buses into the South which was segregated -
March on Washington
250,000 people gathered around Lincoln Memorial to march for jobs and Freedom and protest racial discrimination -
Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing
A bombing caused by white supremacists targeting African Americans which killed four little girls and injured twenty two -
Civil rights act
A law was passed that forbids discrimination in public places and employment -
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Bloody Sunday/ Selma to Montgomery March
Unarmed Civil rights protesters marched to selma where they were attacked and tear gassed -
Voting Rights Act
Prohibits discrimination towards African Americans voting -
Loving v. Virginia
The Supreme court decided to ban laws concerning interracial Marriage