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1954
The Supreme Court bans segregation in public schools -
1954
Ruby Nell Bridges was born in Mississipi, four years later they move to New Orleans. -
1955
Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, is arrested for refusing to give her seat to a white person. Bus boycott launchedin Montgomery, Alabama. -
1956
After more than a year of boycotting the buses and a legal fight, the Montgomery buses desegregate. -
1960
Federal court forced the desegregation of schools in the south -
1960
January. Ruby had her first day at Frantz Elementary School for whites only in New Orleans -
1961
Freedom rights begin from Washington, D.C: Groups of black and white people ride buses to through the south to challenge segregation. -
1963
Police arrest Civil Rights Leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr and other ministers demonstrating in Birminghan, Alabama , then turn fire hoses and police dogs on the marchers. -
1963
President John F. Kennedy calls for Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
1963
President Jhon F. Kennedy 1961-1963, shot dead. -
1964
Look magazine published Norman Rockwell's painting The Problem We All Live With. -
1964
Preaident Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
1965
Black Nacionalist Leader Malcom X is murdered. -
1968
Civil Rights Leader The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, unleashing violence in more than 100 cities. -
1995
The story of Ruby Bridges was published.
