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Ending White Primary
White primary is when only whites could vote. After the King V. Chapman case, the U.S Supreme Court decided white primary should be illegal -
Brown V. Board of Education
The U.S Supreme Court ruled that schools must be integrated. This wasn't implemented until the 1960's due to states waiting and stalling as long as possible. -
Changing the Flag
The flag was changed to represent and rememeber the Civil War. Many people saw the flag as a sign of racism ad protest of Brown V. Board. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The signifigance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was that the U.S Supreme Court saw segregated schools unconstitutional. -
SCLC
SCLC was an African American Civil Rights organization which supported non-violent protests. -
SNCC
SNCC was an organization that gave younger blacks college students voices in the Civil Rights movement. They were a big role in the freedom riders and sit ins. -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was significant because from Martin Luther King Jr's point of view he thought as the movement as a failure. He did learn valuable lessons that would come into play for him and the SCLC in Birmingham -
March on Washington
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington. The March was sucessful and led JKF to pass the Civil Rights Bill. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act ended pul=blic segrigation and offically prohibited discrimination. Eventhough it wasn't perfect it was a great start. -
MLK's Assassination
MLK Jr. was assassinated at the end of the Memphis Sanitation Strike. James Earl Ray was the assassinator.
