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NAACP Established
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People established -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Decision handed down from Supreme Court, integrating schools -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Bus boycotts are soon to follow -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine, 9 students from Little Rock integrated the school with police protection and National Guard support. -
SNCC Created
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee founded by Stokely Carmichael -
24th Amendment
the 24th amendment is signed into law, banning the poll tax -
I Have A Dream Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers "I Have Dream Speech" in Washington D.C. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson -
Malcolm X Shot
Malcolm X murdered by Muslim radicalists -
Martin Luther King Shot
MLK shot and killed outside his hotel in Memphis, TN