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This event made it so that segragation was okay and legal. This is signifigant because it is the thing that lead to segragation being okay, which was a big part of the civil rights battle -
This is a civil right organazation that was created to help give blacks greater equality in the United States. -
It ended out being one of the most diverse universities -
This order made so that there could not be discrimination in the military. This is signifgant because it made blacks realize how bad they were being discriminated by everyone. -
President Truman signed a executive order saying that segragation in the military is wrong. This is considered one of the major things that led to the civil rights movement. -
This law made it so that segragation in schools was no longer legal. This is signifigant because it ended a major part of segragation. -
This event was a boycott against the busses for segragation. This is signifigant because it ended segragation on the buses. -
A group of 9 blacks who enrolled and tried to enter a segragated school. They were attacked and stopped by the national guard. -
This helped make it easier for everyone to vote. The signifigance is that another part of segragation was taken away. -
This was formed to support the anti segragation movements happening at the time. -
These were protest where blacks would sit down at a segragated restauraunt and refuse to leave. This event is signifigant because it lead to the end of segragation in a big restaurant chain. -
They rode on buses throughout the south to protest the segragated buses. -
This was a mass protest on wahsington where Martin Luther King made his famous speech. This is considered signifigant because it is considered one of the biggest events that lead to the end of segragation. -
This was a protest where people went on a long march in order to protest for greater equality. Though things did not go perfectly, it is often considered an effective protest in the long run. -
This was an event that would have made equal rights required regardless of gender. This is signifigant because it was a step towards equal rights for everyone.