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Brown v. Board of education.
A court case regarding a young girl who was told she could not go to a school closer to her house , because it was a "white" school. -
Montgomery bus boycott begins.
Many African American refuse to ride the bus after Rosa Parks is told she must move from her spot to give a white person a seat. She refuses and is arrested. -
Supreme court outlawed bus segregation.
After months of the boycott , the Supreme Court finally rules segregation out. -
School desegregation crisis occurs in Little Rock.
9 African Americans students volunteer to intergrate the high school and are harrassed . -
James Meredith goes to school.
After fighting he wins a court case allowing him to go to a white college. -
MLK Jr. Arrested.
Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested after he marches against discrimination. -
Child Crusade.
This is the second chil crusade and consists of children marching and then being attacked by attack dogs, and sprayed by fire hoses. -
Congress passes the Civil Rights Act.
This prohibited discimination because of race, religion, national origin , and gender. -
Race Riots occur in major U.S cities.
Worst riot ever seen . Which consisted of 34 people murdered and hundreds of millions of dollars of property destroyed. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated.
Killed by James Earl Ray on a hotel balcony with a rifle.
