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Civil Rights
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First Lunch Counter Sit-Ins
This took place at Jack Spratt's coffee shop in Chicago, Illinos. -
Court Banned Segregation on Interstate Bus Travel.
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Race Riots
Took place in Athens, Alabama -
Race Riots
This occured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
The National Committee on Civil Rights is Formed
This was done by President Harry S. Truman to take a look at racism acrross the country. -
"Freedom Riders"
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First Bus Boycott
First Bus Boycott Baton Rouge, Lousiana -
Brown vs. Board of Education Topeka, Kansas
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Rosa Parks
She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. This resulted in her arrest. -
Buses are Desegregated
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"I Have a Dream"
"I Have a Dream" Dr. King delivers his speech in Washington DC. in front of about 200,000 people. -
Excutive Order 11246
Issued by President Johnson to enforce affirmative action. -
Dr. Martin Luther King is Assassinated
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