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The 'white primary' which disallowed African Americans from voting was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. -
President Harry Truman issued the order to end segregation in the Armed Forces. -
Five cases in one; The Supreme Court decided to end segregation in public schools, though many still remained segregated anyway. -
Emmett Till was a 14-year-old boy accused of flirting with a white woman, for which he was brutally murdered by 2 white men. The two men were acquitted, which brought this case and the civil rights movement a lot of attention. -
Rosa Parks refused to give her seat up to a white man on the bus, which led to many boycotts on the Montgomery buses. -
Nine students at Little Rock Central High School are blocked from entering the school. President Eisenhower sends troops to escort the students, though they continue to be harassed. -
President Eisenhower signed the act into law to help protect the right to vote for people of color. -
Four African American men refused to leave a 'whites only' lunch counter without being served. It would inspire similar sit-ins across the country. -
This act prohibited intimidation of black voters and gave judges the power to appoint referees to oversee voter registration. -
Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old girl that was escorted by four-armed federal marshals as the first African American to be integrated into William Frantz Elementary School. -
The Freedom Riders were a group of African American and white activists who took bus trips throughout the south to protest bus terminals. They also attempted to use 'white only' bathrooms and lunch counters. -
250,000 people took part in The March on Washington. During the march, Martin Luther King also gave his “I Have A Dream” speech. -
This act prevented employment discrimination against race, sex, color, religion, and national origin. -
Malcolm X was a black religious leader who was assassinated by a rally member of the nation of Islam. -
During the Selma to Montgomery March, some 600 civil rights marchers walked in protest of African American voter suppression. Marchers were blocked and attacked by local police officers. -
This act prevented the use of the literacy test as a voting requirement. It also allowed federal examiners to review voter qualifications and federal observers to monitor polling places. -
The Supreme Court ruled that interracial marriage was constitutional. 16 states that had laws banning them were forces to revise their laws. -
Martin Luther King was assassinated on his hotel room, balcony. James Earl Ray was convicted for the murder. -
President Johnson signs this act to help provide equal housing opportunity regardless of race, religion, or national origin. -
Shirley Chisholm was the first black congresswoman, she was elected by New York's 12th District. -
In this case, the Supreme Court upheld bussing as a legitimate way for accomplishing integration in schools.