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The U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the racist policy of segregation by legalizing “separate but equal” facilities for blacks and whites.
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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimous decision that overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools.
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery City Bus and was arrested.
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More than 250,000 people, march on Washington to demand immediate passage of the civil rights bill.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law outlawing literacy tests.
