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Civil Rights
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Brown v. Board of Education
Segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. Therefore seperate but equal is unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa parks refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus. -
James Meredith
Became first black student to enroll at university of Mississippi. -
MLK Gets Arrested
Martin Luther King is arrested after anti-segregation protests in Birmingham. -
The Death of Malcom X
Malcom X is assassinated by three different men.