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Ending Racial Segregation
On this day in 1954, lawyer Thurgood Marshall scored a landmark victory as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Meaning this ended segregation n public schools but, many schools then were segregated. This was very important to the civil rights movement because than this kids were able to learn and get the same privileges as whites do.
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
An african american Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was then arrested for disobeying an alabama law that states black passengers to relinquish seats to white passengers when the bus was full. Blacks also were required to sit at the back of the bus. This was important because it helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States, her actions inspired the leaders of the local Black community to organize the Mont. Bus Boycott. -
Sit In's Jail No Bail
Charles Sherrod, Charles Jones, Diane Nash, and Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson were sentenced. When arrested, the protesters made "jail-no-bail" pledges.This called attention to their cause, and put the financial burden of providing jail space and food on the cities. in jail for 30 days. This influenced the civil rights movement because demonstrators began to protest at parks, beaches, theaters, museums, and library to make a change.
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Birmingham Campaign
More than one thousand African American students attempted to march into downtown Birmingham where hundreds were arrested. The following day, Connor directed local police and fire departments to use force to halt the demonstrations.The media was present its valid national broadcast showed children being knocked down with fire hoses and attacked by dogs sent after them.The resulting public outrage caused the Kennedy administration to intervene.
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March On Washington
This march was for jobs and freedom. On August 28, 1963, about a quarter-million people participated in the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom gathering near the Lincoln Memorial. More than 3,000 members of the press covered this historic march, in which Rev. It was a combined effort of all major civil rights organizations.
Source: https://www.naacp.org/marchonwashington/
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Martin Luther King Jr. Assinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot to death. He was standing on the balcony outside of his second story room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Ray who shot Martin was a hater and an outspoken racist. This was a very big turning point in the US history, a year of triumphs and tragedies, social and political upheavals, that forever changed our country
Video : https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/4-952-video
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Black Lives Matter Movement
SInce 2013 that hashtag of black lives matter became a thing. Martin’s death set off nationwide protests like the Million Hoodie March. In 2013, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi formed the Black Lives Matter Network with the mission to “eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.” The Black Lives Matter movement gained renewed attention on September 25, 2016.
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George Floyd Protests
46-year-old George Floyd died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by police officer Derek Chauvin.The day after Floyd’s death, protests in Minneapolis took to the streets to protest Floyd’s killing. Police cars were set on fire and officers released tear gas to disperse crowds. After months , protests mounted, spreading across the country in the following days and weeks. It's important, it opened the eyes of people to defend what they think is right.
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First Women and First Black Vice President In The US
Kamala Harris became the first woman and first woman of color to become vice president of the United States. This was very important because a women being a leader and putting herself out there comes to show women are way more than a housewife and women that worked from home like they were labeled as. '
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Police Brutality
Police brutality has been around for many years. It didnt pop off as much as it did just a while ago where we see black and hispanic people being brutally killed for no reason. Incidents that could've been solved without violence but no the police just go in for what they want. We see the 13 year old who recently got shot we see so many cases of blacks and hispanic being killed but if the white person was in their place they would NOT have been killed. Its important because we see this unfairnes