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The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson. Ended legal segregation in public schools.
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Started because of Rosa Parks’ arrest. A year-long boycott that led to a Supreme Court decision declaring bus segregation unconstitutional.
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Started because of Rosa Parks’ arrest. A year-long boycott that led to a Supreme Court decision declaring bus segregation unconstitutional.
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Interracial activists ride buses into the segregated South to challenge non-enforcement of Supreme Court rulings on desegregated buses. Riders were attacked and put in jail.
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A broad-based campaign to desegregate the city of Albany, Georgia. it failed to meet its goals in the end.
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A strategic movement led by MLK to end segregation in Birmingham was marked by violent police responses and global attention. It made more people support civil rights.
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Over 250,000 people gathered in D.C. for civil rights and economic equality. MLK delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
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A bomb planted by white supremacists kills four Black girls at the 16th Street Baptist Church. It was a terrorist act by white supremacist extremists.
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Landmark legislation bans discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. One of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in US history. Made segregation and discrimination illegal.
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Outlawed discriminatory voting practices, including literacy tests. This led to a dramatic increase in Black voter registration. Protected Black Americans' right to vote.