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Plessy v. Ferguson
Separated but equal. Jim Crow laws can be hold in the South. -
Mendez v. Westminster
A lawsuit that forced the Westminster school district, in Orange County California to allow children of Mexican descent to attend schools with white students. -
Supreme Court case: Brown v. Board of Education
Segregation in schools is unconstitutional. It rules on landmark. -
Emmit Till murdered
He was beat and shot because he was "whistling" at a white lady. -
NAACP memeber Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
She did not give up her seat to a white man and it was at the front of the "colored section."
