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The Brown vs. Board case was a series of courrt cases which led up to this case. The case took place in Topeka,Kansas. The court case that allowed seperate but equal facilities was the Plessy vs. Ferguson case which was a simalar case. The result of the Brown vs. Board case was ruledd thta it was unconstitional and schools will no longer be segregated.
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Belzonl, Mississippi
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Brookhaven, Mississippi
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Money, Mississippi
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42 year old Rosa Parks was coming home from work. She sat in the middle of the bus however when it was full she and three others had to move for a white man to sit down. unlike the three others, Parks refused and was arrested. This soon caused spontanious events in the city.This took place in Montegomery, Alabama
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Montegomery,Alabama
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This act was signed by President Eisenhower to protect civil rights and supported black voters.
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Govenor Faubus of Arkansas stopped black students from attending a high school. The Govenor sent in the Arkansas National Guard to prevent any african-american students from coming in to the school. The President soon took action and removed the national guard. However, when the black students entered the school riots erupted. The President sent in American troops under his order to bring the city back to peace.
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Poplarville,Mississippi
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Greenbero, North Carolina
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The freedom riders were a group of civil rights activists who protested in Alabama. They were helped by the CORE orginization and were a mixed group of blacks and whites.
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Liberty,Mississippi
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Taylorsville, Mississippi
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When Meredith tried to enroll at Ole Miss, huge riots erupted and many people were injured. President Kennedy had to send in the national guard to break it up.
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Oxford, Mississippi
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Attalia, Alabama
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Birmingham, Alabama
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Medgar Evers was an african-american civil rights leader. He also fought in WW2. He fought for his rights but received many threats. He was soon shot in his own driveway.
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The March on Washington was a protest for better jobs and more freedom for african-americans. The famous "I Have A Dream" speech was delievered in the Washington March as well.
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Birmingham, Alabama
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Birmingham, Alabama
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Liberty, Mississippi
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Clevland, Ohio
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Henry Hezekiah Oee
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Philadelphia, Mississippi
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This law was passed by President Lyndon Johnson, this law banned any discrimination in the workplace.
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Colbert, Georgia
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Marion, Alabama
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Selma, Alabama
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The march to Selma was an organized march led by civil rights comittees. Many were killed or brutally injured during the march as many police officers pushed them back. The March took off two more times to finally keep it peaceful.
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Selma Highway, Alabama
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Varnado, Louisiana
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Before becoming part of the court, Thurgood was a lawyer. I feel this was amonumental event because he was the first to ever do it.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader. On April 4th 1968 he was killed in a hotel. Earlier, he came to Memphis to help with the civil right. He was receiving threats. His death had an impact on all Americans because he was such a hero and so brave.
