Civil Rights Timeline

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    Brown Vs Board of Education

    Brown Vs the Board of Education was a set of 5 appeals that challenged the rights of blacks being segragated in public schools
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    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest where African Americans refused to ride the buses to protest against segragated buses
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    Little Rock 9

    Was an event where 9 african american students attended a school and it was a test of Brown Vs Board of Education, they were denied entry and the cops escourted them to safety, a while later the president sent troops down to let them in the school
  • Sit in Movements

    This was a movement where African Americans would refuse to leave stores after being denied service
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    Freedom Riders

    The freedom riders were Civil Rights Activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to challenge Supreme court not enforcing their decisions
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    Mississippi Riot

    Segregationists were protesting the enrollment of James Meredith, a black US military veteran, at the University of Mississippi at Oxford, Mississippi
  • Birmingham Demonstrations

    Movement started by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, where authorities used brutality in a peaceful march
  • March on Washington

    A march where African americans marched to the white house, the purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
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    Selma to Montgomery Marches

    This was a series of 3 marches along the 54 mile highway from Selma to Montgomery