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plessy vs ferguson
segregation legalized, separate but equal -
brown v. board of education of topeka
stating that separate schools for black and white kids is unconstitutional -
Montgomery bus boycott
NAACP organized a boycott of the Montgomery buses -
little rock school integration
nine African american students enrolled in a white school and prevented entering -
the sit in
sofar college students sat at a counter and refused service but still were allowed to sit -
freedom rides
13 african americans left dc on a bus to bring attention to the supreme court ruling -
march on Washington
Attracting 250000 people on a peaceful protest march. -
march on Birmingham Alabama
civil rights protester starting hurting the protesters -
civil rights act of 1964
outlawed discrimination of race,religion,sex or nationality -
24th amendment
got ride of the poll tax -
voting rights act of 1965
it stated that it was wrong to deny any american the right to vote -
race riots
mass violence,looting,and mobs -
march to selma to Montgomery for voting rights
600 march to Montgomery in support of voting rights and stopped at a bridge and ending with 50 marchers wounded -
de jure vs de facto segregation
blacks segregating themselves voluntarily
