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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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The climax of the Civil Rights Movement.
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The issue was if the state law unconstitutional that creats separate but equal rights for colored people.
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This court case overturned Plessy V Ferguson, making segregation illegal in schools but also applied to other public facilities.
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She was an African-American Civil Rights activist. She was arrested December 1st.
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Nine African American students known as the Little Rock Nine attempt to go to school. eidenhower send federal troops to desegregate the high school.
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The violent reaction by the police shocked the nation. Letters from Birmingham Jail was written during this time, by MLK.
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King Helps organize the March on Washington where he delevered his "I Have A Dream Speech" speech.
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Passes outlawing discrimination in the workplace and public facilities. 24th Amendment ratified.
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He was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist.
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Martin Luther King Was assassinated at his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee.
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The voting rights is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the US that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
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James Merdith was an American Civil Rights Movement figure, writer, political adviser and Air Force veteran.
