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Formation of the NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored people is a right in the United States to help the colored people. -
Desegregation of the military
President Truman signed an order to allow equal treatment in the military for the blacks. -
Brown vs. Board of Ed.
Desegration in schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
Buses in Montgomery were desegrated -
The Murder of Emmitt Till
Was 14 said hi to a white girl. The white girl's dad and son came and beat him to death then through him into the river. -
Little Rock 9
Had to deal with schools. Blacks weren't allowed in schools. -
Sit-Ins
Whites starting serving blacks. -
Freedom Riders
Desegregation at the bus facilities. -
James Meredith
Integregation and federalim. -
Birmingham
Got sprayed with hoses. -
March on Washington
Marched through the city they were non segregated -
Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a Dream" speech
Delivered by American civils rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. -
Mississippi Freedom Summer
Allowed to vote black. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
A landmark that ended discrimination in the United States like race, color, religion and sex. -
March from Selma
J.R. goes up 50% -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
A landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States. -
Race Riots in Watts and other cities
Watts riots were referred to as Watts rebellion. The riots were blamed on police racism. -
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall became the 1st black man to be appointed to the Supreme Court. -
Martin Luther King's assassination
Was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Boston Busing
Public schools were under court control to desegregate through a system of busing students. -
Rodney King Trial
Rodney King got beat and they could not agree on one of the charges against Powell which is who beat him.
