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The decision for Hernandez v. Texas was similar to Brown v. Board of Education. The decision was that discrimination based on ethnicity was illegal.
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On May 14, 1954, Justice Warren gave the Supreme Court's opinion. Unanimously, the court agreed that school segregation was unconstitutional.
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on December 1st. She was arrested, which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott which lasted over a year.
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The SCLC was founded by Martin Luther King Jr. and 3 others. It helped in the March on Washington and the March to Montgomery.
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The Presidential Commission on the Status of Women was created by John F. Kennedy. It was created to help solve the civil issues women face.
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Over 200,000 people gathered in D.C. for the March. It was led by Martin Luther King Jr.
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Lyndon Johnson signed the most detailed civil rights law at the time. It prohibits segregation illegal in public areas.
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This movement was a part of Counterculture. It took place at University of California, Berkeley, when the school started restricting student rights.
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Malcolm X was shot at one of his rallies in New York City. He was shot by Nation of Islam members.
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The act was passed partly in response to a police brutality incident at a civil rights march in Alabama. The act prevents the use pf literacy tests.
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The National Organization for Women was founded by Muriel Fox. The organization helped to push equal rights for women.
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The Black Panther Party was created by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. It was a high point for the Black Power Movement.
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The Bilingual Education Act helped students who could not speak English. It was under Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray. He was shot at a hotel in Tennessee.
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Roe v. Wade fought a Texas law on abortions. The decision allowed women to end their pregnancy under their right to privacy.
