Civil Rights Movement

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    The Civil Rights Movement

  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education

    The supreme court ruled that segregation within schools is unconstitutional.
  • Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat at the front of the "colored section" to a white passenger.
  • Little Rock 9

    Little Rock 9

    Nine African-American students are prevented from entering the high school by orders of the governor after integration begins to take place.
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

    200,000 people join the March and congregate around the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous " I have a dream" speech.
  • Birmingham Alabama

    Birmingham Alabama

    Four young girls are killed while attending sunday school when a bomb explodes at the Baptist Church.
  • Civil rights act of 1964

    Civil rights act of 1964

    President Johnson signs the legislation, prohibiting descrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin.
  • Malcom X Killed

    Malcom X Killed

    Malcom X is shot to death
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Shot

    Martin Luther King Jr. Shot

    At the ageof 39 Martin Luther King Jr. is shot while standing on the balcony outside of his hotel room.

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