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Supreme court ruled that legislation could not over come racial attitudes(segregation,Jim Crow Laws, etc.) Made separate but equal constitutional.
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Stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and was founded by W. E. B. DuBois. Focused on how to confront civil rights issues using legal strategies.
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Studied teaching of Elijah Muhammad. June 1953, became assistant minister of the Nation's Temple Number One in Detroit. Established multiple temples. During the year 1953, FBI started surveillance on him. In August 1953, was selected to lead Temple Number 7 in Harlem. This greatly expanded membership.
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Ground breaking Supreme Court case(Judge Warren). Ruled that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.
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Political and social protest of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery.
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Stands for Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The Conference's first president was MLK. Coordinated the actions of local protests in the south.
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the action of nine black students enrolling in a formerly all-white school. This tested the ruling in Brown v. BOE of Topeka.
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First piece of civil rights legislation passed since Civil Rights Act of 1875. Mostly a voting rights bill
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Series of nonviolent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina. Led to the Woolworth department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the South.
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Stands for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Leaders of the sit-in protest initiated by four black college students in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Ruled that racial discrimination in businesses that serve interstate commerce is unconstitutional
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This is a series of bus trips through the American South to protest segregation in interstate bus terminals. Contained 13 African Americans.
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James Meredith attempted to enroll at the University of Mississippi causing riots. many arrested and/or wounded, Two died.
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Organized by the SCLC. Its purpose was to bring light to integration efforts. Focusing mostly in/on the town of Birmingham, Alabama.
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This march was organized by many groups and was a key moment in this movement. Where MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" Speech.
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Outlaw all/any poll taxes for elected federal officials.
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Organized by the SNCC and CORE to increase/promote voter registration in Mississippi. Was ran by the COFO. Faced many violent attacks from KKK, police, and state/local authorities.
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Outlaws discrimination of any kind against race, sex, nation of origins, religion, and color. Landmark civil rights and US labor law.
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He was assassinated in Washington Heights New York City. Shot as he was about to deliver speech about his new organization, Organization of Afro-American Unity.
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From March 7-21 there were three protest marches from the Highway Selma to the capital of Alabama, Montgomery. Led by MLK. Focused efforts to register black voters in the south.
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Prohibits racial discrimination in voting. Landmark piece of legislation.
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Black Panthers was founded in Oakland, CA. It was a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization. Active until 1982, when dissolved.
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Defines housing discrimination (refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of his race, color, religion, or national origin).Outlaws discrimination of housing.
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Assassinated in Memphis, TN. He was a baptist minster who was a major nonviolent leader(due to his beliefs) during the civil rights movement. Very well known for his "I Have a Dream Speech".
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Shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. This was right after he had won the Presidential primary. Brother of JFK(formerly assassinated president).
