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Brown v. Board of Education
The Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was asked to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. When she refused she was arrested. This started the Montgomery Bus Boycott -
Little Rock Nine
In Little Rock, Arkansas, nine African American students attempted to attend Central High School. Governor Orval Fabus ordered the Arkansas National Guard to stop them from entering. -
Greensboro Four
Four African American college students entered a Woolworth store food counter and ordered coffee. -
New Years Day 1961
this was the first day of the year -
George Wallice inaugural speech
When George Wallace gave his 1963 inaugural speech he proclaimed, "...Segregation Today, Segregation Tomorrow, Segregation Forever..."