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Brown v. Board of Education
The Plessy v. Ferguson case allowed seperate but equal facilities. The Brown v. Board case had proven that segregation in school was unconstitutional. This case had started because Oliver Brown's kid was denied access to Topeka white schools, he then filed against Topeka's school board. As a result, segregation in school was banned because it wasn't "supported" by the constitution. -
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Civil Rights Movement
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George Lee Killed
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Lamar Smith Murdered
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Emmett Till Murdered
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John Reese killed by Nightriders
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Rosa Parks is arrested
African American, Rosa Parks gets on the bus after a long day of work. When a white comes across her seat, Rosa refuses to give up her seat to a white, as it is not fair for her to stand. As a result, Rosa is sent to jail. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Segregated Seating banned from Montgomery buses
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Willie Edwards Jr. Killed
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Civil Rights Act of 1957
This act was signed by President Eisenhower and it established the right to vote for African Americans. -
Events at Little Rock, Arkansas
Nine African Americns were to attend Little Rock High School on September 23. Once they successfully entered the school, a riot broke out with verbal and physical abuse. Two journalists were hurt while entering with the African Americans. To protect them the next day, Eisenhower had paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division escort them safely into the school. -
Mack Parker taken from jail and lynched
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Black students sit-in at "whites only" lunch counter
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Segregation in bus terminals is outlawed
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Attack of the Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were African Americans and white civil rights activists who took bus rides through the south to protest against segregation in bus terminals. Organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Interstate Commerce Commision (ICC), they would also attempt to use "white-only" lunch counters and restrooms. -
Herbert Lee killed
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Herbert Lee Killed
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Civil rights groups launch voter legislation drive
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Roman Ducksworth Jr. killed
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James Meredith enrolls at Ole Miss
In an attempt to integrate Ole Miss, James Meredith enrolled here, many whites were unsettled by this idea. As James tried to enter the school, riots broke out and many people were wounded, along with two dead. President Kennedy had put 31,00 National Guardsmen and more federal officers to try to tame the crowd and enforce order. -
Paul Guihard killed during Ole Miss riot
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William Moore slained
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Birmingham Police attack marching children
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George Wallace stands in schoolhouse door to stop integration
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Medgar Evers Assasinated
Medgar Evers was a brave African American who volunteered for the U.S. Army and helped during the Normandy invasion. Later, Evers joined the NAACP, he would travel through the south to encourage other African Americans to get involved in the Civil Rights Movement and vote. He became a vunerable target once appointed to NAACP field officer in Jackson, Mississippi. Evers had returned from an integration meeting one night and was murdered by Byron De La Beckwith. -
The March on Washington
The purpose of this march was to express the challenges African Americans were facing at this time and deserved freedom and jobs. The "I Have a Dream" speech was presented on this march by Martin Luther King Jr.. -
Schoolgirls killed in bombing
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Virgil Ware Killed
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Poll tax outlawed
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Louis Allen assassinated
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Bruce Klunder killed during protest
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Henry Dee & Charles Moore killed
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Freedom Summer brings civil rights volunteers to Mississippi
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James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner abducted and slain
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Lyndon Johnson put this law into act. It stated that there would be no employment discrimination due to race, color, religion, sex, or origin and it banned segregation in public places. -
Lemuel Penn killed
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Jimmie Lee Jackson killed
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March to Selma
this march was organized by Martin Luther King Jr. to registr black voters in the south. Along the way, marchers faced chaos and violence by local and state authorities. Ultimately, this march showed the difficulty black voters had and contributed to the Voting Rights Act. -
James Reed beaten to death
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Viola Liuzzo killed
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Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March completed
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Oneal Moore killed
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Willie Brewster killed
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Johnathan Daniels killed
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Samuel Younge Jr. killed
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Vernon Dahmer killed
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Ben Chester White killed
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Clarence Triggs slained
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Wharlest Jackson killed
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Benjamin Brown killed
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Thurgood Marshall first black Supreme Court Justice
Before becoming a justice, Thurgood worked with the Baltimore NAACP. A high point in his career was his victory in the Brown v. Board of Education case. Years later, Thurgood was appointed by Lyndon to be in the Supreme Court and there he stayed fro 24 more years. This event was so monumental because it was the first time any black had been put into such an important position that actuallt affects decisions the country makes, it also proved African Americans were gaining more privaledges. -
Students killed during protest
Samuel Hammond Jr., Delano Middleton, Henry Smith killed when highway patrolmen shoot at protesters. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Assasinated
After Martin was shot on a balcony in Memphis, Tennessee riots broke out all over the U.S.. Americans (especially African Americans) were outraged by his deatha and at least 40 people were killed in the "aftermath" of his death. This was such a big impact on whites and blacks because it crushed hope for people protesting in the future. Also, killing the man who led this movement would devestate anyone who believed in changing America.
