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Ending of Civil War as well as Slavery
Slavery is abolished due to Emancipation Proclamation. -
Plessy vs Ferguson
Separate but equal. -
Brown vs Board of Education
A young woman wanted to attend an all white school which was better than her current school. Desegregation of school. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Jim Crow laws that are placed to discriminate African American. One law is that Black people must sit in the back of bus. -
Montgomery Boycotts
Martin Luther King organizes boycott of the Montgomery bus system. Encourages blacks to refrain from riding. Ultimately causes desegregation of buses. -
Governor of Arkansas calls National Guard
The Governor of Arkansas calls national Guard due to African American students attending the school system. Many private schools opened up prior to this which many black students could not afford. -
WoolWorth's Lunch Counter
A group of young poor African Americans werent wanted at a restaurant based on their race. So, they chose to engage in the very long process of sitting in at the restautant for a large amount of time. -
Freedom Writer's Bus Burned
People rode through racist southern states to protest racism. They were supposed to be protected by the government but were attacked by racist southerners. -
Letter from Birmingham City Jail
Martin Luther King Jr. sent a letter that said for people to march on Washington to protest racism. -
March on Washington
King spoke to a crowd of 250.000 people. He gave his famous,"I have a dream", speech. His message was one of peace and equality, not about blacks being a better race. -
March on Washington
King spoke to a crowd of 250.000 people. He gave his famous,"I have a dream", speech. His message was one of peace and equality, not about blacks being a better race. -
Death of J.F.K
J.F.K is assassinated, was a big advocate of civil rights as well as peace in general. He was killed before the civil rights bill could be passed. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
L.B.J is defalulted into presidency due to the death of J.F.K. He said that we will have a great society. Also a big advocate for civil rights. -
Civil Rights
The civil rights bill is passed. The bill says all americans are equal. -
Malcolm X Assassination
Malcolm X was assassinated by Islamist. -
Voting Rights Act
L.B.J passes the civil rights act. This said that African Americans can vote. -
Malcolm x
Malcolm X was a voice of unpeaceful ways of dealing with racism. -
Martin Luther King Assassination
Martin Luther is assassinated. -
Forced Bussing
People were forced to go to different schools based on race.