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Protest outside the White House
In the summer of 1946, a group of civil rights activists protested outside the White House. -
Applied Law to University of Texas
The NAACP tried to show that seperate schools did not provide African American students with equal educational opportunities. I 1946 an Africa American named Human Sweatt applied the law to the University of Texas, which did not accept black students. -
Truman Responded to pressure
As Truman responded to the pressure he created the Commitee on Civil Rights to study racial discrimination and to suggest federal solutions to the problem. -
NAACP
In 1950's the NAACP decided to focus its legal efforts on ending segregation in public schools. -
Segregation th public schools is illegal
The Supreme Court ruled in that the Brown Case, that segregation in public schools is illegal. -
Oredering Schools to desegregate
The court made its ruling stronger, ordering public schools to desegregate "with all deliberate speed." -
Rosa Parks
African American seamstress Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. She was quickly arrested. THis started the Montgomery Bus Boycott -
Bus Boycott is illegal
Supreme Court ruled that the Montgomery Bus Boycott was illegal. -
Little Rock NIne
The school board selected 9 outstanding african american students, known as the Little Rock Nine, to attend Central High School in 1957. -
First AFrican American Graduate
Ernest Green became the first African American to graduate from Central High School. -
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Gov. Faubus closed public schools
Gov. Faubus continued to fight intergration. He even closed the Little Rock public schools during the 1958-59 school year. -
Schools reopen
The schools finally reopened under court order in 1959 and began a process of slow intergration