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Brown v board
The brown v board case was a consolidation of five cases that came before the Supreme Court in 1952. Thurgood Marshall argued the case for the NAACP. Marshall argued that segregated schools were inherently unequal and that they made Black children feel inferior. -
montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a mass protest that took place from December 1955 to December 1956. It was a response to racial segregation on the city bus system in Montgomery Alabama. -
Little rock nine
The Little Rock Nine were nine African American students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their actions were a key part of the fight for civil rights in the United States -
The Greensboro sit in
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in 1960 that took place at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro North Carolina. The protests were a major victory for the Civil Rights movement -
Freedom riders
The Freedom Riders were a group of civil rights activists who rode buses across the segregated South in 1961. Their goal was to end racial segregation in public transportation. -
March on Washington
The march on Washington was the largest march of its time. The march was used to advocate freedom for black Americans and equality. -
Selma to Montgomery march
The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series of protests in 1965 that took place in Alabama to demand voting rights for African Americans