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Montgomery bus boycott
This boycott turned out to pass a law that let African Americans sit anywhere on the bus -
Rosa Parks arrested
Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving her seat to a white man -
Governor Farbus of Arkansas brings in National Guard to prevent black students from going into a white school
This started a nationwide recoil wave that caused everyone to speak up -
Sit in at Woolworth's lunch counter
These college students started another wave of support -
Freedom riders bus burned
People killed those who helped segregation -
Peaceful demonstrators ruthlessly attacked in Birmingham, Alabama
People arrested for participation in the race riots -
MLK writes Letter from a Birmingham jail
Wrote a letter during his 11 days stay at Birmingham jail -
March on Washington
Quarter million people showed up to see MLK speech -
"I have a dream" speech given by Martin Luther King
Quarter million people listened and acted on MLKs I have a dream speech -
John F. Kennedy assassinated
JFK was killed , Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in on air force one -
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President
Sworn in on Air force One -
The Other America written by Michael Harrington
Very Skewed ideas and views -
24th amendment passed
prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax -
Civil Rights Bill Passed
This is the day that everything changed for every American -
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Forced busing begins
Mad it to where African Americans went to different schools -
Malcom X Dies
Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist -
Voting rights act of 1965
Women can now vote -
Watts Riot
six-day riot resulted in 34 deaths, 1,032 injuries, 3,438 arrests, and over $40 million in property damage -
MLK Assassinated
Changed to worled forever. The most successful man in achieving equality was now dead