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Brown v, Broad of Education
The Supreme Court’s ruling ended segregation of the public schools -
Rosa Park arrested
Park’s arrest triggered the Montgomery Bus boycott -
Montgomery Bus boycott Begins
The Bus boycott leds to end of segregation on transportation service in Montgomery -
Little Rock Nine Integrate Central High School
President Elsenhower sen federal troops to Little Rock to protect the “little rock nine” -
Freedom Riders Beaten
The Riders were attempting to integrate bus terminals in the South -
James Meredith attended the university of Mississippi
He was the first black American to attend the school -
March on Washington
MLK delivered his “I have a Dream” speech at this event -
Congress passed the civil rights act
This law ended segregation in most public places -
Martin Luther King, jr assassinated
James Earl Ray killed MLK at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN -
Bloody sunday
Civil rights workers were beaten in Selma, AL by police
