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Brown v. Board of Education
A supreme court ruling that "seperate but equal" was unconstitutional in public education. This decision caused the blossom plan. -
White Citizens Council Formed
Segregation groups organized in ARkansas to fight school integration, which were mostly comprised of white, middle and upper class people. -
Charlston Schools Desegregate
Charlston Schools have finally integrated. Eleven african american students went to a white school but this was kept secret until Fayetteville integrated their schools. -
FAyetteville Public Schools Desegregate
Happened only three weeks after Charlston schools desegregated. After the desegrgation, sports team would refuse to play the teams that included corlored people and the same thing happend in band compitions. -
Last Graduation Class at Dymbar High
When a "premier" african american high school had its last graduating class because of the blossom plan. -
Hoxie Schools Desegregate
Protests ended up pushing back the date of desegregation. -
Emmitt Till Dies
A 14 year old boy was murdered for whistling at a white women as a joke. The killers went to court for the murder trail and were accused non guilty. Later on the killer came back and admitted that they had killed the yound black boy. Nothing was done to the killers. -
Southern Manefesto
Was a written protest from southern members of congress in response to the Brown V. Board of Education decision to integrate schools. -
Horace Mann School Opened
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Blossom Plan
This happened only 10 days after the Brown V. Board of Education case was in trial. They atarted to desegregate the schools starting with high schools and then moving down to the younger grades, -
Little Rock Central Opened
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Fabus Gives Orders ti National Guard
The National Guarsd was to keep the nine black students from entering the school. -
Federal Judge Orders Dessegregation
Faubus ordered guard to stay. -
Elizabeth Eckford Denied
By misscommunication Elizabeth arrived alone and was mobbes by other students and just people coming to watch. Everything was photographed and rocorded that day. -
Expected Date of Central High Desegregation
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Little Rock Nine are Escourted by Federal Troops
The nine went through a side door to avoid the mobs and to also stay safe. Most of the students went about their day without any incidetns happening. -
Minnijean Brown Expelled
Got in a fight with a white girl, then chili/'soup was dumped on the white girl. She was expelled. Then little yellow cards were passed around saying 1 down 8 to go. -
Ernest Green Graduates From Central
He was the only senior among the Little Rock nine and was the only one that graduated without significant incident. Lots of important people showed up for his graduation, including MLK Jr. -
Fabus Passes Special Law Allowing School Closings
This was done to avoid interegation and violence. 3500 students had to find other options. -
Federal Court Rules School Closings as Unconstitutional
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Martin Luther King Jr. Marches on Washington
This is when the famous "I have a dream" speech was given in front of over 250,000 people. -
Malcolm X is Murdered
Was killed in Harlem for supporting blacks and trying ot speak for their rights. -
Bloody Sunday
When activists walked from Selma to Montgomery. When they were walking they were gased and beaten by law enforcement. All of this was being watched on television. -
Voting Rights Act
All citizens are allowed to vote equally and freely. -
Johnson Signs the Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act outlaws employment discrimination and segregation and also outlaws discrimination in public places.
