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The Supreme Court ruled that segregation in schools breaks the 14th amendment
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Tuscaloosa opens the first ever segregated high schools.
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Southern senators and congressmen sign a resolution condemning Brown V Board.
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Nine African American students attempted to attend an all white school
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The governor of Alabama George Wallace gave his inaugural speech. "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"
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Gov. George Wallace blocked the entrance of Foster Auditorium to protest integration in public schools.
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The Civil Rights rally in tuscaloosa turns violent when 94 protesters are sent to jail and 33 more to the hospital
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This law allows any school to be sued and federally defunded if they fail to desegregate
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Tuscaloosa schools are federally sued for failure to desegregate schools
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The Supreme Court rules that all hispanics are protected under Brown, and are allowed desegregation
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