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The decision of the Plessy v. Ferguson made in 1896, was overturned by the supreme court, saying seperate educational buldings were inherently unequal.
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The Boycotts were done in protest of segregated public transpotation systems. It started with Rosa Parks in 1955, to 1956, when the supreme court ruled segregated buses unconstitutional.
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Jan - Feb of 1957 Martin Luther King jr. and two others established the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) which became a major part in organizing the civil rights movement.
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The sit ins were done to protest segregated food places.
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The first freedom ride was on May 4 1961. The freedom rides took place to test the bus riding segregation laws in southern states.
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James Meredith was the first black student to enroll at the university of Mississippi.
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200,000 people join the congregation ath the Lincoln memorial. Where Martin L. King jr. gave jis I have a dream speach.
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Presedent Johnson signed in the act that prohibits discrimination of all kinds.
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Presedent Johnson enforced affirmative action towards prospective minority employes.
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Martin Luther King jr. was assassinated on April 4th 1968. He was looking out on the balcony of his room at the Lorranie Motel, when he was shot by James Earl Ray.
