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Rosa Parks’ Arrest
Rosa Parks sat in the front of a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Parks was arrested for violating segregation laws. She became known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” -
Central High School Desegregation
Troops escorted nine black students into Central High School to begin desegregation of the school in Little Rock. This came after President Eisenhower signed an executive order that sent Federal troops to maintain order and peace while integrating Central High School. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States to protest the Supreme Court -
March on Washington
Between 200,000 and 300,000 people marched to Washington to watch MLK, Jr. deliver his famous “Dream” speech. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Lawyers for the NAACP Legal Defense, Educational Fund Inc., and Thurgood Marshall, helped end racially segregated schools. The outcome of Brown v. Board declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.