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decision orders the desegration of public schools
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Rosa parks was arrested for not giving up her seat in the "colored" section to a white man
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Dr. King made the following declaration to an estimated crowd of between 5,000 and 15,000 people
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Superintendent Blossom began planning for desgregation soon after brown, but the governor publicly showed support for segregation and odered the National Guard to turn away the "Little Rock Nine"
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James meredith won a federal court case that aloowed him to enroll in an all-white univerity. The Governor refused to let him enroll, so President Kennnedy ordered federal marshalls to escort him/ protect him and his family
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MLK Jr flew into Birmgham to try to convince African Americans to not use violence. "This is the most segregated city in America" " We have to stick together if we ever want to change its ways"
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more than 250,000 people including about 75,000 whites. He performed the I Have A Dream Speech
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After JFK was assassignated he signed into office. Pledged to carry on JFK's work, and signed the civil rights act of 1964- which prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, and gender
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signed the civil rights act of 1964- which prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, and gender
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African Americans responded with riots all over. He feared that he wouldnt it be alive for long.
