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NAACP founded
An organization to fight racisim -
Rosa parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man and was arrested -
Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn dodgers
Jackie Robinson was the first african american MLB player -
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Brown v. Board of education
ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional -
desegregation at central high school in little rock arkansas
the little rock 9 went to school at central high school -
civil rights act of 1957
farther secr=uring civil rights in the US -
Sit-down at woolworth's
4 African American students sat down at a diner that refused service to them but they didn't give up their seats -
Core freedom ride
Activists rode busses so people would stop segregating the busses -
Dr king. was thrown into Birmingham jail
Protested because state officials banned anti-segregation protests so they were thrown in jail -
march on Washington
Put pressure on congress to pass the civil rights act -
Civil rights act of 1964
outlawed discrimination in public place, schools, and employment -
bloody sunday
law enforcement officers attacked protesters -
voting rights act
prohibited racial discrimination in voting -
Martin Luther king assassination
fatally shot at a motel and died in a hospital