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Brown vs. board
Brown vs. Board was a case debating weather or not a colored girl could go to a white school. It was one of five cases that were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the issue of segregation in public schools. -
Montgomery Bus Bycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. The boycott took place from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956, and is regarded as the first large-scale U.S. demonstration against segregation. -
Little rock nine
The Little Rock Nine were a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. They were harassed vocally and violently while trying to attend a white school. Governor Orval Faubus sent in the Arkansas National Guard to stop the students from entering the schools. In response, the president sent the Army National guard to escort the kids to school. -
Freedom rides
Student activists from the Congress of Racial Equality launched the Freedom Rides to challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminals. The freedom riders where college kids mainly white. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was for Jobs and Freedom. It was a political demonstration held in Washington, D.C. In 1963 civil rights leaders protested racial discrimination and showed support for major civil rights legislation that was pending in Congress. 200,000 people attended.