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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The arrest of black woman after she refused to give up her seat for a white person led the people of color to boycott the buses about a year. -
Integration of Little Rock Central
The president Eisenhower helped the black students to go the white schools. -
Freedom Rides
The black and white students left Washington D.C on two public buses to the South, they want to test the Supreme Court's ruling. -
Birmingham campaign
Martin Luther King Jr led the campaign to end segregation. -
First lunch counter sit
A group of black people sat at lunch counter, asking for service , this was to challenge the authorities for breaking the segregation. -
March on Washington
The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. -
Civil Rights Act
People of color were allowed to have their rights in education and their public service. -
Voting Rights Act
The aim of this law was to overcome the prohibition and racial discrimination in voting.
