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Emmett Till went to visit family in Mississippi and went into a store with his cousins and might have whistled at the store clerk, then at night the family of the clerk took Emmett and beat him past recognition and threw him into a river. -
Brown VS Board of Education was a supreme court case that found that separating kids in school was unconstitutional. They Made it illegal to segregate kids. -
The Bus Boycott was a Boycott against the City buses which made Black People move seats to allow white passengers to ride. it became a protest that eventually ruled it unconstitutional. -
Nine Boys went out to the front line and protested against segregation and they wanted civil rights for all Americans. This was done because their school Little rock was segregated. -
The Greensboro Sit in was where a black m ale went into a restaurant and wouldn't leave after being refused service. This sparked a protest. -
The Freedom Rides were rides from north to south to protest against racial segregation. Many people in the south didn't like this and destroyed the buses. -
The Birmingham Campaign was a protest In Alabama to promote desegregation. The Police had dissipated them by using water hoses. -
The March On Washington was a March to Washington where a speech was said by MLK about equal rights, 1/4 million people showed up. -
A March In Selma Alabama with 600 black people, Where police men attacked the protesters and sprayed them with tear gas. -
The Poor peoples Campaign was a march to address economic inequlaities. They used non violence actions. -
Dr. Wharton was Appointed the President for Michigan State University. He was the first Black pres. for that university. -
The Company Johnsons, Products was the first Black company to be listed in the American stock exchange. -
The First Black Convention was held in Gray Indiana, thousands came to discuss black communities. -
IN 1976 Mr. Ali Won the Heavyweight Champion after defeating sonny Liston. -
In 1977 Patricia Harris was appointed the first Cabinet holder.