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This was created because of the violence against black Americans. It is important because this group was working to stop segregation. -
9 black teenagers were falsely accused of raping two white women. This was important because it started the civil rights movements. -
Jackie Robinson was the first black male to play professional baseball. He was important because it broke the segregation of baseball. -
This case ruled that segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. This is important because now all blacks could go to school. -
Emmitt and his cousins went to the store and he whistled at a woman, the next morning he was taken and beaten. He was then took to a river and killed. This is important to history because it shows the brutality of whites towards blacks. -
This was a protest of people upset with the segregation on public transportation. It is important because it led to the court to call segregation on public transportation unconstitutional. -
9 black students enrolled in Central High in Little Rock. They were the first black students to ever enter the school. They fought back against segregation. -
Ruby Bridges was the first black student to enter the William Frantz Elementary School. This is showing that schools are starting to become desegregated. -
This was a letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. It is important because in the letter it summed up the long road it had been to freedom. -
The act ended segregation in public places. This was important because now blacks had more freedom and could find work. -
He was assassinated by black Muslims during one of his speeches. He is important because he was a leader of the civil rights movement. -
This was a group of black men who came together to defend themselves against police violence. It is important because it showed that people were willing to take a stand for their safety. -
He was the first black person to serve in the Supreme Court. This is important again because he was stopping segregation. -
He was killed by one of his haters. He was important because he was a civil rights leader and he never gave up on fighting. -
He was the first black person to win the presidency. It is important because he was the first black.