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Brown v. Board of education
Supreme Court said segregation in schools was “Unconstitutional” -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
African-Americans in Alabama don’t want to ride buses to protest, all because of Rosa Park’s arrest -
Little Rock Nine
9 black students went to Central High School in Arkansas, under protection -
First Lunch Counter Sit in
4 black college students sat down for lunch at a cafeteria in Greensboro, which was segregated. Making more people sit the same way in other places -
Freedom Rides
Groups set up buses to challenge the Supreme Court’s ban on segregation on bus tips -
Birmingham Campaign
This was a movement that was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and was done to protest segregation -
March on Washington
Thousands of people were in Washington D.C. because Dr. King made his speech to promote human rights -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This was a law prohibiting discrimination (Race, color, religion, sex or origin) -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This law prohibits discrimination as well, but it prevented African Americans from voting in the South