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brown v board education
In 1954, the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the
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Murder of Emmett till
In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally lynched in Mississippi after being falsely accused of offending a white woman, and his open-casket funeral and the subsequent trial of his killers sparked national outrage and became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. -
Rosa Park and the Bus Boycott
In 1955, Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking a boycott that became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), founded in 1957 by Martin Luther King Jr. and other prominent ministers, was a key civil rights organization that utilized nonviolent protest tactics like boycotts and marches to combat segregation across the American South, primarily by leveraging the power of Black churches to mobilize activists and advocate for social change, significantly contributing to landmark legislation like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
Little Rock 9
Little Rock Nine" refers to nine African American students who attempted to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, facing significant opposition from the community and Governor Orval Faubus, who used the Arkansas National Guard to prevent their entry, ultimately requiring President Eisenhower to send federal troops to ensure their safe admittance to the school