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Brown v. Board of Education
This event ended racial segregation in public schools. -
Montgomery bus boycott
Rally point for organizing the black community. -
Pearsall plan
The government paid tuition for any children whos parents didn't want them to attend racially mixed schools.
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little rock nine
Nine african american student involved in the desegragation of little rock central high school. The governor, Orval faubus, in defiance of a federal court order, called out the arkansas national guard from the nine students entering. The president sent in parts of the US army to escort the nine into the school.they stayed for the rest of that school year to make sure nothing like that happened again. -
Greensboro Sit-in
greensboro lunch counter changed its polices and welcomed african american customers after four men walked into the restraunt and sat down when they weren't welcomed.
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freedom riders
Whites beat up black. It was on TV and was in newspapers.
