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A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that racial segregation in school is unconstitutional. After that browns were allowed to go to school with everyone. Except over 38,000 teachers lost there jobs. -
14 year old boy from Chicago, accused of whistling at a white women. Ray Bryant and JW Milan linched Emmet and killed him. -
Was riding on the bus and refused to give up her seat. She was taken to jail. The busses were boycotted. -
Started after the bus boycott. Martin Luther King was president of the group. -
Was to test the brown vs board of education decision. Nine students were vetted to undergo this test. Schools were closed for a year. -
Youth group remained fiercely independent of MLK and SCLC. Would work together in the March Selma. -
4 students sat down at lunch table. They were refused service. Later protested with others. -
2 weeks bus trip to the south to deliberate Jim Crows laws. They were organized by CORE. The bus wasn’t burned by the KKK and once the freedom riders escaped the burning bus they were beaten by the KKK. -
Over 25,000 people were attended at the Lincoln memorial. MLK gave his famous “I have a dream” speech. -
This Act forbids unions to discriminate: race, sex, color, religion doesn’t matter. -
600 people marched from Selma to Montgomery to get voting rights. They marched 54 miles and stopped at the bridge, it was also broadcasted on TV. -
One of the most comprehensive pieces of legislation in U.S. history. Blacks were registering to vote and being elected to public office.
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