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plessey v. ferguson trial
the plessey v. ferguson trial was because the trains were not in compliance with the seperate-but-equal laws. -
NAACP founded
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded. -
League of Women Voters is founded
the league of women voters is founded. -
first african american baseball player
jacky robinson debuts his baserball career for himself and blacks all over the world. -
emmit till shot and beaten
african american emmit till is shot and beaten to death after whistling at a white woman. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man
rosa parks refuses to move to the crowded back of the bus when a white man demanded her seat. she was forced off the bus and arrested. -
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civil rights movement
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Bus Boycott is successful
after more than a year, the successful montgomery bus boycott concluded. -
"I Have a Dream" speech delivered my Martin Luther King jr.
I Have a Dream martin luther king delivers his legendary speech at the lincoln memorial. -
Martin Luther King jr. recievs Nobel Peace Prize
M.L.K. jr. recievs Peace Prize for outstanding advancements for his peaceful protests. -
martin luther king assassinated
MLK was assassinated on his balcony in Nashvill, Tennesee.
