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Plessy v. Ferguson
This law stated that publis facilities were to be segregated. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The court ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional. -
Little Rock School desegregation
Little Rock High School slowly began integreating the school. That September 9 black children were going to school at an otherwise white school. -
Emmett Till is murdered
Emmett Till was murdered for speaking to a white woman. -
Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of the bus so a white person could sit there, This prompted African Americans to boycott the busses. -
Greensboro/ Nashville sit- ins
African Americans were told to leave the lunchroom but refused, so they were arrested and sent to jail. Adults decided to boycott stores/ restaraunts as a result. This prompted the government to allow blacks to sit there now. -
March on Birmingham
The goal was to end segregation. However, that did not happen; as a result the jails in the city were filled with African Americans. -
March on Washington
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech to Americans about equality. He wanted there to be no more segregation in America. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act created equality for African Americans. -
Voting Rights Act
Prohibited discriminatory factors for voters, -
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
