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Brown v.s Board of Education
The supreme court rules that school segregation is unconstitutional. -
Bus Boycott
African Americans boycott the Montgomery Ala. public bus system for a year after Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat. -
Freedom Rides
Volunteers travel around the south by bus in an attempt to desegregate bus terminals. -
March on Washington D.C
Nearly 200,000 people march on Washington D.C. MLK gives his famous "I have a dream" speech. -
The assassination of JFK
Kennedy, a supporter of the Civil Rights movement, is killed during a parade in Dallas. -
Nobel Peace Prize
MLK is awarded the nobel peace prize for his contribution towards the civil rights movement. -
The Civil Rights Act
Legislation signed by President Johnson which prohibits any discrimination in public places. -
Voting Rights Act
Black voter registration triple after the banning of literacy tests and poll taxes. -
Supreme Court Ruling
Thurgood Marshall, a lawyer who helped to win the Brown v.s Board of Education, is the first black appointee in the Supreme Court. -
MLK Assasination
Martin Lurther King Jr. is shot at his motel in Memphis, Tenn. and dies, leaving the country in shock.