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illegal segregation in public schools
the supreme court declared that segregation in public schools is illegal. This led to blacks getting a fair education as whites. This showed that stuff they protest can change and it shows its possible. -
Bus Boycott
In December 1955 Rosa Park was on a bus when a white man wanted to sit where she was. She was asked to move she refused she then was arrested. Martin Luther King started a bus boycott to boycott the bus system that was very powerful. This then led to the desegregation of the bus system that was a big step in the civil right movement. -
Greensboro North Carolina sit in
On February 1 1960 4 black students staged a sit in on a local white only coffee shop they refused to serve the students coffee they sat at the shop until it closed they came back the next day with more students they protested peacefully and it was highly televised. they left that day this protest inspired young blacks to protest peacefully. -
Ole Miss Riots
In 1962 James Meredith applied to the university of Ole Miss they denied him many times because of his race he sued the school and the court ruled in his favor and decide that he can go to school there his first day there were more than 2,000 angry whites and peaceful black protesters the whites were yelling and cursing at James this Caused a clash between the groups it caused riots 2 people were killed and 200 were hurt. the police had to stop the riots. James eventually graduated. -
I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King was the last speaker during the march on Washington. He spoke about rights for blacks and jobs for blacks. This speech is known as the most import event and most recognized moment of the civil right movement. this inspired many black to protest for the rights they desire. -
March On Washington
On August 28 1963 there was a march on Washington for black rights. there were many speakers that day that protest the unfair treatment blacks. this sparked many other peaceful protest. they protested peacefully it inspired people to speak out about the rights they deserved the vent was televised. -
Selma Protest
In 1965 a young black man was shot when peacefully protesting he was shot by an Alabama state trooper. This event led to to the Selma protest on March 7th. There were 7,600 peaceful protesters including Martin Luther King who led this peaceful protest. the protesters were attacked by the Alabama state troopers. They continued to continue to protest peacefully when getting attacked. this event encouraged other blacks to continue to protest. -
Voting act of 1965
President Lyndon Johnson passed the voting act witch gave black males the right to vote. This was one of the most important event for the blacks to become equal with the whites and could chose who they wanted for president. This was a thing they protested for the right to vote and they got what they wanted. it was singed by him on August 6th -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was the first black member of the supreme court. It was a big achievement for the blacks they felt that with him being a member on the supreme court that they were the same as whites. It made young blacks believe they could do they could do a government job like that and be equal. -
Civil right act of 1968
On April 11th 1968 President Lyndon Johnson signed the act of 1968 this prohibit unfair treatment to blacks when selling a home or land owner because of their race. This allowed for blacks to have the equal homes as whites.
