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Court ruling that segregation is illegal in schools.
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A black lady refuses to give up her seat on the bus to a white person and is arrested.
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A group of civil rights activists who rode into the segregated US. Met strong resistance in Alabama
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Martin Luther King and members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference lead a march against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama
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Martin Luther King wrote a letter from jail saying that they would be patient with their freedom.
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President John F Kennedy sent troops to the University of Alabama to force desegregation.
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Governor Wallace gave in and allowed 2 black students to enter.
