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The Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of their race was unconstitutional. -
Racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi. -
Parks' arrest sparked a year long boycott of Montgomery buses, led by Martin Luther king Jr, in which African Americans refused to ride the bus until the system was desegregated. -
A group of 9 black students attempted to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957 after the Supreme Court ruled segregation in schools is unconstitutional. -
Four black students from North Carolina A and T state University refused to leave a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro after being denied service. -
A series of integrated bus trips through the segregated south in 1961, organized by the Congress of Racial Equality to challenge racial discrimination in interstate travel. -
Martin Luther King defends his nonviolent protests and the need for direct action in fighting segregation, responding to criticisms from white clergymen who urged patience. -
A massive protest in Washington D.C