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Brown vs. Board
The Supreme court decided that separtate schools for blacks and whites were considered unconsitutional. -
Emmett Till
August 28th, 1955 Emmit Till, a black boy was murdered for flirting with a white woman. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Was the first largtest demonstration againts segregation. -
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First sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina
Four black college freshmen sat down at a white-only lunch counter and sat there untill closing time when they were refused service. -
First Freedom Rides
James Farmer arranged plans for an interracial Freedom Ride through the South to protest segregated interstate travel. Video -
"I Have A Dream" Speech
Marin Luther King gives a speech in Washington DC that calles for an end to racism in the US. Video -
March on Washington
About 200,000 people join in on the event, leading to Martin Luther King famous speech "I Have A Dream" -
Birmingham Bombing
A bomb that went off in a church in Birmingham, Alabama killed four black girls, popular place for civil rights meetings. -
Congress Passed Civil Rights Act
An act that outlawed discrimination in public accommodations and employment on basis of race, skin color, sex, religion, or national origin passed -
March from Selma to Montgomery
A group of 600 marchers to march from Selma to Mongtomery in a civil rights demonstration. Video -
Voting Rights Act Signed
The Voting Rights Act is signed by President Johnson which outlawed various practices that denied voter registration to minorities. -
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Watts Riots
Race riots erupt in a black section of Los Angeles. Video -
Martin Luther King Jr assassination
Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated in a motel in Memphis, TN
