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The Supreme Court ruled that segregation in schools is unconstitutional based on the 14th amendment.
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Supreme Court ruled that the segregation on Montgomery, Alabama's buses was unconstitutional. Started from Rosa Parks getting arrested and then everyone boycotted the bus system.
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Nine African American students, escorted by troops assigned from the president, went to Little Rock Highschool to help it desegregate.
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Four college students enter Woolworth, a whites only restaurant, and won't leave until their served. This sparked sit-ins all through the nation, desegregation public places.
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This act gives the federal government the power to prevent discrimination in employment, voting, and education. It also made discrimination illegal in public places.
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This made the practices used to stop African Americans from voting, like the literacy test, illegal.
