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Board of Education vs. Brown
The supreme court rules that school segregation is unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Blacks boycott the Montgomery Atl. bus system for a year. This also includes Rosa Parks -
Little Rock Desegregation
Eisenhower sends guards to little rock high school to protect nine black students that are desegregating. -
Sit ins
Across the country, students sit in diners to protest segregation. -
March on Washington
about 200,000 people march to DC to see MLK deliver "i have a dream" speech. -
JFK Assassination
JFK was killed being a Civil Rights Supporter -
Nobel Peace Prize
MLK is awarded this for his Civil Rights involvement. -
Civil Rights Act
Law is passed where segregation is not allowed. -
Assassination of Malcolm X
Black nationalist and leader of the Nation of Islam is killed in New York -
Assassination of MLK
Shot at his motel in Memphis