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Montgomery bus boycott
Montgomery bus boycott was created the day after she was arrested. She would not give up her seat for a white man. -
Integration of Little Rock central
Little Rock centerl is a school for all white people but the law was change so black people can go there too. The white people were mad about them going to school. White parent went to the school and say amen things to the 9 black kids. The president of untied state at that time order the military army to go and porcet the 9 black kids. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United state in 1961 -
Birmingham Campaign
Birmingham was the most segregated city. So Martin Luther King Jr. said to help out Birmingham so they don’t get segregated. -
March on Washington
The march on Washington was for jobs and freedom. More then 250,000 people marched in Washington. -
First Lunch Counter sit-in
Four African American college student sat down at lunch. They were asked to leave but they refused -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil rights act of 1964 that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Voting rights of 1965
This act made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers illegal and gave the government the power to enforce all laws governing civil rights, including desegregation of schools and public places.
