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End of Civil War
This is the end of the civil war, where the African americans became free and were no longer slaves -
Jim crow laws
The exact date differs from place to place but it was enacted from 1876 to 1965. This law manditoried Segrigation in public places -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This case was created and held out to Test the constitutionability of the segrigation laws that were in place during the time. The final verdict was that it was constitutional -
Jackie Robenson's Major leage debut
Jackie Robenson was the first Black man to play Major League Baseball in America. He was a big contributer and sparker in the movement of civil rights. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This case brought the question that the segrigation of public schools and wheither it was constititional. It was ruled that the Descrimination was unconstititional. -
Emmit Till Death
Emmit till was 14 and mistakenly said something to a white women, and that night some white men came and beet hit, gouged out an eye, and then shot him in the head, killing him. He was found dead 3 days later. -
The Childrens Crusade
This is when Thousands of children in Birmingham Alabama got themselves arrested so to overflow the prisons. -
I have a dream Speech
The Speach that Martin Luther King Jr. Gives At the end of the March on Washington, about the end of slavery -
Selma to Montgomery Marches
Also known as Bloody Sunday these marches were large groups of African Americans marched on Montgomery to demand voting rights.
During these marches they were beaten and some even killed hence the name Bloody Sunday.
