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Earl Warren is appointed Chief Justice
American jurist and politician who served as the 30th governer of California and later the 14th Chief Justice of the United States. -
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Civil Rights Movement
The climax of the Civil Rights Movement. -
NAACP challenged the doctrine
The issue was if the state law unconstitutional that creats separate but equal rights for colored people. -
Brown v Board
This court case overturned Plessy V Ferguson, making segregation illegal in schools but also applied to other public facilities. -
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat
She was an African-American Civil Rights activist. She was arrested December 1st. -
Little Rock Nine
Nine African American students known as the Little Rock Nine attempt to go to school. eidenhower send federal troops to desegregate the high school. -
March to Brimingham
The violent reaction by the police shocked the nation. Letters from Birmingham Jail was written during this time, by MLK. -
March on Washington
King Helps organize the March on Washington where he delevered his "I Have A Dream Speech" speech. -
John F. Kennedy assassinated
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Passes outlawing discrimination in the workplace and public facilities. 24th Amendment ratified. -
Malcolm X is assassinated
He was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist. -
Assassination Of MLK
Martin Luther King Was assassinated at his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Voting Rights Act abolished
The voting rights is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the US that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. -
U of Mississippi desegregated
James Merdith was an American Civil Rights Movement figure, writer, political adviser and Air Force veteran.
