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Brown vs. Board
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Little rock (September)
Nine african americans enrolled in little rock high school which sparked controversy. Sent federal troops to protect the nine students so they wouldn’t get harmed. -
Freedom Riders (May)
Violent protest. They wanted to ban segregation on all transportation, waiting rooms, restrooms, and lunch counters. Refusing bail (media)
Took pictures to show what was going on (media)
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Birmingham (April)
Targeted this place to march because it was the most segregated in the country.
Knew that if birmingham fell, other segregated cities would fall as well
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March on Washington (August)
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Freedom Summer
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Civil rights act of 1964
All events prior led to this -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibited the use of literacy tests so that we could increase black voters