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Montgomery Bus Boycott
African Americans refused to ride the buses. -
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Civil Rights Movement
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Little Rock Nine / Central High School
9 African American kids enrolled in an all white school. -
Sit Ins
When denied service African Americans sat down quietly. -
Freedom Rides
13 African Americans launched a series of bus trips through the south to protest segregation on buses. -
March on Washington
Over 200,000 americans gathered in Washington D.C. for a march for jobs and freedom -
Black Panthers
A group that thought MLK’s non violent plan failed so they became violent.
