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Brown v. Board of education
Brown v board of education was a trial between Linda Brown and The board of education in the Supreme Court. It happened because of segregation in schools and was the beginning of the end of segregation. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white rider and was arrested. Blacks in Montgomery responded with a massive bus boycott that lasted 381 days. -
The murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a 14-year old African American who was killed in Money Mississippi after he flirted with a Carolyn Bryan, a white woman in her family grocery store. Emmett was by Carolyn's husband and J.W. Milam -
Little Rock Nine
nine black students chosen to break the color barrier at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. This desegregated most schools across the nation. -
Sit Ins
Sit-ins were when black customers would sit at tables in restaurants and not leave until they would get served. It was caused by people not serving blacks in restaurants. -
Sit Ins
Sit-ins were when black customers would sit at tables in restaurants and not leave until they would get served. It was caused by people not serving blacks in restaurants. -
Freedom Riders
Blacks and Whites known as freedom riders traveled on busses throughout the south to protest