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The Brown vs. Board of education court case changed a lot in american society. This case ended all public school segregation on May 17 1954. But after this was passed not all schools listened
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All african americans boycott the buses for a year because of what happened with rosa parks
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The president of the united states had to send the national guard to protect 9 black students as they were desegregating the school of little rock.
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college students all over the country protest segregated restaurants
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protesters march in birmingham and MLK is jailed and writes the famous letter "Letter from birmingham jail".
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Over 200,000 people march at washington and this is also were MLK gave his famous "I have a dream" speech.
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This act which was signed by LBJ prohibited all segregation in public b\places
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The literacy test for voting was taken away so many african americans could now vote.
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Thurgood marshall is the firs ever appointee in the supreme court
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The leader of the civil rights movement MLK is assassinated in memphis tennessee
