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Desegregation of the military
Desegregation of the military was the United States letting African-Americans in the millitary -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest. -
Plessy vs Furguson
This was a Supreme Court issued in 1896 it upheld racial segergration -
Formation of the NAACP
Formation of the NAACP was a civil rights organization. -
The Civil Rights Act
ended segergration in places -
Brown v Board of Education
Court declared that state laws establishing separate public schools for blacks and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was a black American that was riding a bus then she was told to get up from her seat so a white american can sit and she said no then she was in jailed. -
The Freedom Riders
They were black Americans that rode buses into the segergated south. -
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr was the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movment -
Sit-ins
Sit-ins was a form of protest were the demonstrators occupy a place until their demands are made. -
The Congress of Racial Equality is formed
The Congress of Racial Equality was an African-American civil rights organization -
Emmit Till
Emmit Till was a boy that was taken by to white males so they could kill him. -
Boston Busing
Boston Busing was a period in which Boston Public Schools were under court control to desegregate through a system of busing students. -
The Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 was nine black Americans that enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. -
Race Riots in Watts and other cities
The Watts Riots took place in Watts neighbourhood in Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965 -
Voting Rights Act
Voting Rights Act was barriers at local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising there right to vote.
