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Thurgood Marshall Named Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American Judge -
Brown vs. Board of Education
This was the United States Supreme Court case which the court declared separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional -
Emmett Till Lynched
Emmett was a 14 year old African American who was lynched in Mississippi in after a white woman said she was offended by him in her family's grocery store -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest against racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama -
Little Rock 9
Little Rock 9 was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957 -
Greensboro Sit-In Movement
This was when four African American college students, Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, David Richmond and Ezell Blair, sat down at a whites-only lunch counter at a Woolworth's in Greensboro and refused to leave after being denied service -
Ruby Bridges Attends School in New Orleans
Ruby was the first African American child to desegregate the all white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in 1960 -
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to challenge the non enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions Morgan v. Virginia and Boynton v. Virginia -
James Meredith Enrolls at University of Mississippi
James became the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi -
University of Alabama Desegregated
This was when two African American students, Vivian Malone and James A. Hood successfully enrolled in the desegregated university -
Letter from Birmingham
This was a letter written by Martin Luther King while he was in jail -
Medgar Evers Assassinated
De La Beckwith was a Klan member was assassinated Medgar -
March On Washington
The March on Washington was some events scheduled to happen at the Lincoln Memorial the main event was Martin Luther's King " I Have a Dream Speech" -
Birmingham Church Bombing
This was when four members of the KKK planted 15 sticks of dynamite in the 16th Street Baptist Church which killed 4 African American girls -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a volunteer campaign in the United States which goal was to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi -
The 24th Amendment
When the United States ratified the 24th Amendment which prohibited any poll tax in elections for federal officials -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act was the US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin -
Martin Luther King wins the Nobel Peace Prize
King won the prize because of his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America -
March on Selma
The March on Selma was a march along the 54-mile highway from Selma, Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery -
Voting Rights of 1965
The Voting Rights of 1965 was a law signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson which prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote -
Watt Rioting
Watt Rioting began when a young African American named Marquette Frye was pulled over and arrested by Lee W. Minikus a white California Highway Patrolman for suspicion of driving while intoxicated -
Martin Luther King Assassinated
King was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray
