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Brown vs Board of education
this case was one combined of many to the supreme court which overall ended with the outcome that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks
On this day, Rosa parks (African women), desided not to give up her seat to a white male which ended with her facing legal charges but starting a movement of boycotting public transportation. -
Civil Rights act of 1957
President Eisenhower signed this act to protect the citizens right to vote -
I Have a dream
Martin Luther King gave his "I have a dream" speech which had an aproximent attendence of 250,000 people in which he stated all men are created equal. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed this act which prevented employment discrimination based on race and gender.