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Brown vs. Board of education
The Brown vs. Board of education court case changed a lot in american society. This case ended all public school segregation on May 17 1954. But after this was passed not all schools listened -
Montgomery bus boycott
All african americans boycott the buses for a year because of what happened with rosa parks -
desegregation of little rock
The president of the united states had to send the national guard to protect 9 black students as they were desegregating the school of little rock. -
sit-ins
college students all over the country protest segregated restaurants -
Birmingham protest
protesters march in birmingham and MLK is jailed and writes the famous letter "Letter from birmingham jail". -
March on Washington
Over 200,000 people march at washington and this is also were MLK gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act
This act which was signed by LBJ prohibited all segregation in public b\places -
Voting Rights Act
The literacy test for voting was taken away so many african americans could now vote. -
supreme court appointment
Thurgood marshall is the firs ever appointee in the supreme court -
MLK is assassinated
The leader of the civil rights movement MLK is assassinated in memphis tennessee
