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Presidant Truman desegregates the armed forces
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A African American Girl was denied the right to go to a school which was right near her home. Her Parents sued the Topeka school district and their case went all the way to the Supreme Court. Eventually the girl won the case to attend the Topeka School.
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Supreme Court unanimously desides that "Seperate but Equal" is not proper in a school setting
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Rosa Parks staged an act of defiance. She refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. she was arrested
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Dr. King delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at "the Mall" in Washington D.C to a quarter of a million people
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People of all races gathered at the "Mall" in Washington D.C to protest against African American inequality.
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A church which doubled as a meeting place for Civil Rights activists was bombed. Four girls were killed and 22 were injured.
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Malcolm X was a civil rights leader like Dr. King. Howerver he believed that fire should be faught with fire; meaning that he believed that African American should attack the whites back.
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This ended literacy tests and allowed government officials tonhelp regester voters where states continued to deny them the rights to vote
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While delivering speeches in Memphis Tennesse, King was assainated by James Earl Ray. This brought devistation to many.
