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Fair Deal
Desegragtion of the military. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This ended segregation in Public Schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Park seat incident led to the boycott led by Martin Lutherr King Jr. -
Little Rock Nine
Eisenhower sends troops hesitantly to intergrate Public Schools. -
Greensboro 4
Four A&T students had a sit-in at a segregated cafe as a form of Public Disobedience. -
Freedom Riders
White and Blacks road a bus together to support ending segregation but the bus was bombed by KKK members. -
March on Washington
March on Washington led to passage of Cilvil Rights Act. Martin Luther King Jr also said his famous "I have a dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
LBJ signs Civil Rights Act ending segregation in public areas -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
LBJ signs Voting Rights Act ending literacy test. -
Supreme Court induction
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American supreme court appointed by LBJ. -
Martin Luther King Jr Dies
Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated outside of his motel room by James Earl Ray.
