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The Civil Rights Movement
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Brown vs. Board of Education
The supreme court ruled that segregation within schools is unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat at the front of the "colored section" to a white passenger. -
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
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
Four young girls are killed while attending sunday school when a bomb explodes at the Baptist Church. -
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 is shot to death -
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.
