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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is the nation's oldest, largest, and most diverse civil and human rights coalition. Through advocacy and outreach to targeted constituencies, The Leadership Conference works toward the goal of a more open and just society an America as good as its ideals. -
Northern Violence over School Integration
North Carolina saw an increase in violence when desegregation was introduced. North Carolina was so violent because of the KKK being so influential against desegregation. -
Montgomery bus boycott
This was a protest of african Americans not using public transportation. this led to the court ruling that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. -
Mississippi Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer, also known as the Freedom Summer Project or the Mississippi Summer Project, was a volunteer campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African-American voters as possible in Mississippi. -
Birmingham Movement
Birmingham was one of the most segragated places in the country and this movement helped the civil rights movement pass in 1964. this brought national attention to the integration efforts of African-Americans in both Birmingham and throughout the South -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This movement eliminated all limitations in the voting process. this led to an increase in voter registration counts in the minorities. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
In response to a new wave of protest, the U.S. Congress soon followed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The act focused on redressing the legacy of discrimination against African Americans' access to the ballot. -
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
At 6:05 PM on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee. -
Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
This movement helped speed up racial integration in public school systems. This movement was also mainly focused on busing in this school. -
Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
This movement helped speed up racial integration in public school systems. This movement was also mainly focused on busing in this school. -
Shirley Chisolm’s Presidential Campaign
Chisholm began exploring her candidacy in July 1971 and formally announced her presidential bid on January 25, 1972, in a Baptist church in her district in Brooklyn. She became known as “Fighting Shirley” and introduced more than 50 pieces of legislation that championed racial and gender equality, the poor and ending the war in Vietnam. -
Hank Arron's homerun record
Two numbers will be tied to Hank Aaron forever. There was 715, the number of career home runs he reached to dethrone Babe Ruth as the all-time big fly king in 1974 -
Barbara Jordan’s Address at the Democratic National Convention
she said Democracy was a terrible idea. The public needs to set an example for elected officials, not the other way around. It is up to the American people to decide what they collectively want, and work together toward those goals. -
University of California Regents vs. Bakke
this university violated the equal protection clause by using race as a decision on admission.