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Birmingham protests
A series of civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama, aiming to end segregation in public facilities and secure equal employment opportunities -
Brown v Board of Education
Declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, violating the 14th amendment. -
Emmitt Till Murder
14-year-old African American youth, who was abducted and lynched. The open casket funeral sparked more protesting. -
Little Rock 9
Nine African American teenagers integrated Little Rock Central High School -
Lunch Counter sit-ins
Protesters would sit at segregated lunch counters, refuse service, and remain seated until served -
Freedom Bus Rides
Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated South -
March on Washington
The March on Jobs and Freedom, in Washington, D.C., with the "I Have a Dream Speech." -
Freedom (Mississippi) Summer
A civil rights project focused on voter registration and raising awareness about voter suppression in Mississippi -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
U.S. legislation that aimed to end segregation and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to ride city buses for 381 days to protest segregation. -
Selma Marches
A series of three protest marches from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery, led by Martin Luther King Jr. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
U.S. civil rights legislation that prohibited racial discrimination in voting