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Plessy vs Furgeson
Plessy sued saying that teh segregation is llegal because it treats african americans like second class citizens, the supreme cour said it was "seperate but equal" -
Brown vs. Board of Education
African Americans sued their school district for segregating them. At first they lost, and then they won after a repeal -
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Mont
Black boycotted the buses because Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white woman. Eventually, Blacks did not have to give up her seat. -
Little Rock Crisis
9 black students attended an all white school, lot of people got angry and tried hurting them. -
Greensboro counter sit in
Blacks sat in a lunch counter of greensboro, and refused to leave until they were servved. The blacks were sucessul, and Greensboro started to serve blacks at lunch counters. -
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Greensboro Counter sit in
Blacks were sitting at a lunch counter, waiting to be served, eventually, they were -
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The Children's marches
A march made by children to protest non violently after many adults wre jailed for protest. The children were hit with water and teh protest was recorded and put on TV. -
March on Washington
27,000 people marched onto washington to get rights for jobs. -
16th street Baptist Church Bombing
The 16th street baptist chuch was bombed, where Dr. KIng's headquaters where once were. 4 Black girls died, and Eventually, the members who bombed teh church were put to justice. -
Civil rights act of 1964
Lyndon B johnson persuaded congress to pass the law, banned segregation, -
Malcom X's assasination
Member of the nation of Islam, favored separation, encouraged African Americans to defend themselves -
Voting rights act of 1965
This ended literacy tests, allowed federal officers to register voters ub states. -
Dr. King Assasination
April 4, 1968, killed by James earl ray in Memphis, Tennessee, Even in death he is one of the most influential figures.