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In 1961, the Freedom Rides, a series of bus rides organized by civil rights activists, challenged segregation in interstate travel, leading to violence and ultimately, federal action to desegregate transportation facilities. -
In the landmark 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state-sponsored segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, sparked by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in 1955, became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement, leading to a year-long boycott of the city's segregated bus system and ultimately, the desegregation of public transportation. -
In September 1957, the Little Rock Nine, nine Black students, bravely integrated Little Rock Central High School, facing intense racial opposition and violence, and becoming a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement. -
On February 1, 1960, four Black college students initiated a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, sparking a nationwide movement against racial segregation and discrimination. -
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, impacting areas like voting rights, public accommodations, and employment. -
3000+ arrested including Martin Luther King Jr. (1000 being children) in a peaceful protest against racial segregation and discrimination. -
250,000 people gathered to demand racial and economic -
Jobs has been addressed with CRB, voting rights where the next objective and getting rid of literacy tests and challenge racial descrimination in the south.Civil rights groups like the CORE,SNCC, NAACP worked together to register black people to vote. -
No voting was qualifi or even permission to vote , or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by any State or political subdivision to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color