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Determined that graduate education could not be segregated, and "separate but equal" would not work.
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Outlawed segregation of Black bus passengers traveling across state lines.
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The organization was created to fight for civil rights, and desegregation on buses. It was formed after Rosa Park's arrest.
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14-year-old Emmett Till was falsely accused of flirting with a white woman in a store while visiting family in Mississippi. The woman's husband and brother brutally murdered him, and the pictures shocked the country.
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This was a protest where African Americans boycotted city buses to end segregated seating. It began after Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving her seat on a bus to a white man.
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Was founded as an offshoot of the Montgomery Improvement Association, it worked to help African Americans get civil rights. It was founded by MLK Jr.
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9 African American students enrolled at a previously all-white school but were blocked by the governor of Alabama. Later federal troops escorted the students into the school and drawing national attention.
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Established the Civil Rights division of the Justice Dept. and made interfered with voting against the federal rule.
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States must obey Supreme Court decisions and denied the Little Rock School Board from withholding desegregation for 30 days.
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The Greensboro sit-in was a protest against segregated lunch counters in businesses. African American students set down and refused to leave after being denied service.
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White and Black Activists traveled through the South to show how bad segregation really was. They were met with violence and arrests but drew national attention.
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The Albany Campaign was a protest to end all forms of segregation in the city. The City leaders finally agreed to follow federal rules and the protests ended, but the city did not desegregate.
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James Meredith was the first African American to enroll at the University, and riots broke out leaving two dead. The National Guard was called to enforce order.
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This was a series of many protests for rights led by Martin Luther King. Many people were arrested, clubbed, and sprayed with fire hoses. This was where Dr. King wrote his famous letter from Jail.
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The largest civil rights gathering at the time, aimed to draw attention to the civil rights movement. This is where Martin Luther King gave his I Have a Dream speech.
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This was a campaign to increase the number of registered voters in Mississippi. They were met by violence and drew national attention.
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Stopped racial discrimination when providing goods or services to general guests.
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Prohibits discrimination on any basis, and when hiring, promoting, and firing.
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Malcolm X was an Islamic minister and well-known civil rights activist.
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This was an effort to register more voters. The marchers were met by some violence but achieved their goal.
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Outlawed literacy tests and discrimination when registering to vote.
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James began a solitary walk to call attention to racism and to register more voters but was shot shortly after starting. The march was continued in honor of him.
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Dr. King was shot dead while standing on the balcony of his hotel. He was one of the most influential leaders in the civil rights movement and riots followed his death.
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This applies to the sale, rental, and finance of housing, and makes it against the law to discriminate.
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This case required public schools to desegregate and used busing as a method.
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She became the first black nominee and woman for the Democratic Party.
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African American baseball star Hank Aaron beat Babe Ruth's home run record with 715 home runs.
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Jordan was the first black woman to deliver a keynote address at a major party convention.
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The court ruled that using race in the admissions criteria was
unconstitutional.