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the creation of the NAACP was crated to advance justice for African Americans
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9 African American men who were accused of raping 2 white women
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the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson.
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rosa parks refused to give up her seat to a white women causing a 13 month protest against racial segregation on public transportation in Montgomery Alabama
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two Mississippians bludgeon and kill a 14 year old black male Emmett Till for whistling at a white woman. this brought attention to the racial violence during the civil rights
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nine African American students that integrated Little Rock Central High School facing multiple things like racial abuse and became symbols of the Civil Rights Movement.
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a 6 year old girl Ruby Bridges walked into William J. Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans aa the first black child to go to a white person school
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a letter written by Martin Luther kind was a defense of nonviolent direct action for social justice
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the civil rights act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, ending segregation in public places and workplaces
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Three members of the Nation of Islam—Mujahid Abdul Halim, Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam were charged for gunning down and murdering Malcolm X while his wife and children took cover in the front row at the Audubon Ballroom
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the members challenged the police and protected black citizens from brutality
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first Black person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
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Martin Luther King was shot while standing on a balcony outside his second floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. the death of matin Luther kings assassination prompted major outbreaks of racial violence resulting in more than 40 deaths nationwide
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Jackie Robinson played Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first Black player in the history of Major League Baseball
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Obama was the first African American president of the united states