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African Americans began to face discrimination in the United States.
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21 states in the U.S became segregated
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The Supreme Court ruled segregation unconstitutional. Though this was a major event, seggragation still remained a problem.
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Rosa parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus and was arrested.
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A federal judge ordered public school in Little Rock, Arkansas to begin desegregation. School officials refused to follow the judges orders, and didnt let the nine students in.
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He was the Nation of Islam's most effective leader
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African Americans took turns sitting and waiting at the Woolworths counter to be served.They lost 1/3 of their business
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2 men from the KKK bombed a church and killed 4 littlle girls
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In order to prevent African American people from voting, literacy tests were created. these tests were to be passed before one could vote.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed by a man who was against the Civil Rights movement
