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-“Separate but equal”
-States were now allowed to pass Jim Crow laws
-African Americans were usually of poorer quality than those provided for whites -
-applied to only public schools
-led to the overturning of many public segregation laws
-failed to set a timetable for desegregation
-schools continued practiced to be unequal of several years -
-successful outcome
-started the civil rights movement
-Rosa parks was asked to move out of the front of the bus, she refused to move
-Martin Luther king was the main leader of this movement
-demonstrated that nonviolent protest could be successful
-The organization challenged segregation at voting booths and in public transportation, housing, and accommodations -
-four African American guys sat down at an white only table, to prove that they arent afraid
-brought large numbers of idealistic and energized college students into the civil rights struggle
-produced a new sense of pride and power for African American -
-groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals
-violence led to buses to be bombed