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Emmett Till was a 14 year old black kid who was killed while visiting his cousins in Missippissi. He was accused of whislting to a white woman this lead to her husband killing Emmett.
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Rosa Parks was a black women who got arrested after not letting a white man take her seat in the front of the bus. This led to many black people boycotting the city buses to end bus segregation.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. helped create this organization to have more peaceful protests. They created the organization to help with racism in public places.
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The little rock nine crisis was when 9 black students wanted to enter a high school but were blocked. The US government sent troops to protect them so they can enter safely.
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The civil rights act of 1957 was a law that protected the voting rights of black people. The law also gave the government power to prosecute if people were not allowed to vote because of their color.
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The greensboro sit in was a peacefull protest where 4 black students sat at a bar that was for white people only. A lot of people were inspired and started to do the same.
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Student activists challenged segregation on interstate buses. They peacefully protested their freedom.
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The march on Washington for jobs and freedom was when over 200,000 people came together in Washington DC. They peacefully protested equal rights.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is killed while he was standing in his motel room. News of his assassination caused outbreaks of racial violence all over the country.
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The civil rights act of 1964 was a law that prohibited discrimination of people based of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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The voting rights act of 1965 was a law the prohibited racial discrimination when voting.
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Shirley Chisolm was a black woman who made history by running for president. She didn't win but led the way for future black women.
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The Swann vs Charlotte mecklenburg schools was a supreme court case that allowed any child to get on buses with no segregation.
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Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record after hitting his 715th home run. His achievemnt made racism smaller in the mlb.
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Barbara Jordan was the first black woman to give a speech at the democratic national convention. She talked about equal rights and unity.