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Plessy v. Ferguson ruled that the separate but equal clause did not violate individuals' rights. Separate but equal was therefore allowed by law.
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Brown versus the Board of Education over-ruled the case of Plessy versus Ferguson. It stated that the separate but equal clause violated the 14th amendment, which gave all American citizens equal treatment under the law.
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Emmit Till was a 14 year old boy who was murdered in Mississippi after supposedly flirting with a white woman.
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Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat on a bus sparked this protest. This was a social and political protest igniciated by African Americans in Alabama to oppose segregation.
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This was the United States first Civil Rights legislation that established the Civil Rights Commission (CRC) to protect individuals' rights.
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After the court ruled separate but equal uconstitutional, segregation in schools became illegal. In Little Rock, Arkansas, 9 black students were going to start at a white school to begin the process of integration.
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This was a protest where a group rode public buses through southern states in order to show opposition to and challenge segregation.
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(day/month unknown) James Meredith was the first African American accepted into the University of Mississippi. On a civil rights march, he was shot in the back and legs.
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This afteroon, John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, was shot riding in his car. Supposedly, JFK was shot by a sniper.
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The 24th Amendment ended the poll tax in the South. This gave African Americans the actual opportunity to vote.
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This act helps to provide a better quality of life for African Americans. It prohibits all descrimination on the basis or sex, race, etc.
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Malcolm X was shot and killed by assassins identified as Black Muslims. The murder occured right as he was ready to address the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
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This protest march was led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This was the beginning of an attempt to register African-American voters in the South. The protestors walked aroud the clock for three days in order ot achieve their goal.
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Meida stations began showing violent behavior of police cheifs towards protesting blacks. The hope was to open the hearts of whites and the U.S. government to protect black's constitutional rights.
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King was shot and killed while standing on the balcony of his hotel. He had traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to lead a peaceful march.
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This act provided for equal housing opportunities. It outlawed all forms of discrimination against applying tenants.
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Robert Kennedy was assassinated by Sirhan B. Sirhan in the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Three news stations were present and captured images of the scee.
