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A group called the KKK bombed the church to intimidate the black community. 4 little innocent girls were killed, while some hid under pews shielding themselves from debris. -
The court ruled that separating kids in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the ending of racial segregation in schools, overruling the separate but equal. -
He was a 14 year old boy accused of flirting, whistling, or touching Bryant. He faced racial discrimination and was murdered and his body was found in a lake. -
Rosa Parks was arrested 1955, for refusing to give up her seat on the bus. She was bailed out by Nixon and Sparked the Montgomery bus boycott -
The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1957. It eastablished a civil rights division in the Departmant of Justice. -
Nine teenagers walked out of their homes and stepped up to battle for civil rights.The children experience verble and physical abused from this -
A nonviolent protest against segregation held by children. This protest created a major shift in attitude against segregation among African americans -
Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a sniper hiding 150 feet away. He stumbled his way inside and died on the way to the hospital at age 38. -
This was a public speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to demand an end to segregation, fair wages, voting rights,education, economic justice, and long over due civil rights protests. This inspired a movement for equality and justice. -
A group of students from different backgrounds came together and flooded Mississippi. They had a goal to increase voter registration among African American in Mississippi. -
He was a civil rights activist who was very popular. He was shot to death and his last words were
''now now brothers, break it up" -
This act removed race based restrictions in voting. This is one of the most important laws in Untied States history
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This was a group of people who with an ideology of black nationalism, socialism , armed self defense,particularly against social brutality.The paroled African American neighborhoods. -
The supreme court unanimously 9-0 ruled this as unconstitutional under the equal protection and due process. They said laws banning interracial marriage violate clauses under the 14th amendment. -
He survived an assassination attempt a decade before his death. He stood on the balcony of the hotel in Memphis and got shot at 6:01 PM. When this happened men stood pointing in the direction of the shooter.