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A court case that ruled "separate but equal" facilities constitutional
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A group of reformers came together and formed this group to fight for Civil Rights.
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Jackie Robinson was signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers, making him the first black player in the white leagues.
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President Truman signed Executive Order 9981, integrating all units of the Armed Forces.
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The court case that ruled in favor of desegregation in schools.
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A young boy was murdered in Mississippi.
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To protest Rosa Parks' arrest people boycotted city buses.
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The first nine students to integrate schools had to be escorted into class.
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Four African-American students sat down at an all-white lunch counte and refused to get up.
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A group of 13 set out to iintegrate bus stations and other places of travel.
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A massive march to protest to protest discrimination in Birmingham.
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250,000 people marched on the Capitol to focus attention on the new Civil Rights bill.
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Banned discrimination in public facilities and places of employement
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Malcolm X was a famous reformer who was gunned down at a rally.
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Marchers went from Selma to Montgomery, the capital, to draw attention to the issue of voting rights.
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Banned literacy tests and other barriers to African American voting
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Residents of Watts, LA burned cars and looted stores.
