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1961 BCE
Freedom Riders
436 individual in 60 seprate freedom rules -
Brown v. Board of Education
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Murder of Emmit
The murder of the fourteen year old kid, Emmett Till was unjustified the government failed him. He -
Rosa Parks
With the suffering and their effort, activists like Rosa Parks, MLK. They fought for the rights and fair treatment for colored people. -
SCLC
Staged a 381-day boycott of the Montgomery Alabama's segregated bus system. -
Little Rock 9
The state government did not want the colored kids to go to school. 9 students wanted to go to a white school. The Arkansas gov brought troops to guard them. -
Greensboro sit-ins
Young African American students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and refused to leave after being denied service. -
March on Washington
The march was successful in pressuring the administration of John F. Kennedy to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress. -
Civil rights of 1964
Prohibited discrimination against sex, color and etc. also prohibited employment discrimination. -
Selma
Hundreds of people gathered in Selma, Alabama to march to the capital city of Montgomery. They marched to ensure that African Americans could exercise their constitutional right -
Voting rights of 1965
Provided for direct federal intervention to enable African Americans to register and vote. -
Malcom X
Vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community. -
Martin Luther king jr
April 4, 1968. At 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, 4 April 1968, Martin Luther King was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room