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The NAACP pulled for full desegregation. It helped end segregation
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This group supported nonviolence. It played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement
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This ruling declared the separation of white and black schools unconstitutional. Many southern states opposed this ruling and acted against it.
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Federal Interstate Commerce Commission bans segregation on buses and trains. This was after Rosa Parks' stand
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Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was arrested
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They supported non violent action as a method of desegregation bus systems in the south. The struggled to gain footholds in black churches and communities.
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Arkansas' governor blocked 9 black students from going to a traditionally white school. President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to ensure compliance.
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The first freedom ride left on May 4th. Freedom riders were civil rights activists who rode buses into the south.
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All military units are integrated. The only exception is the National Guard.
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He was killed shortly after JFK's speech supporting civil rights. He was a field secretary for the NAACP
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This was in Birmingham Alabama. Four young girls were murdered
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This outlawed discrimination against African Americans and women. It also ended segregation.
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They called for resistance to the recent desegregtion rulings. This was after Rose Park's stand and Brown v. Board of Education
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On this day Malcolm X was assassinated. He was an African American muslim, minister, and human rights activist.
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Edward Brooke was elected senator. Hr was the first black senator in 85 years.
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It provided equal housing opportunities regardless of race. It was signed into law by LBJ
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On this day Martin Luther King was assassinated. He was killed my James Earl Ray.