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