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Brown v. Board of Education
decision orders the desegration of public schools -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa parks was arrested for not giving up her seat in the "colored" section to a white man -
Walking for Justice
Dr. King made the following declaration to an estimated crowd of between 5,000 and 15,000 people -
Crisis In Little Rock
Superintendent Blossom began planning for desgregation soon after brown, but the governor publicly showed support for segregation and odered the National Guard to turn away the "Little Rock Nine" -
Integrating Ole Miss
James meredith won a federal court case that aloowed him to enroll in an all-white univerity. The Governor refused to let him enroll, so President Kennnedy ordered federal marshalls to escort him/ protect him and his family -
Heading To Birmingham
MLK Jr flew into Birmgham to try to convince African Americans to not use violence. "This is the most segregated city in America" " We have to stick together if we ever want to change its ways" -
Marching To Washington
more than 250,000 people including about 75,000 whites. He performed the I Have A Dream Speech -
Lyndon B. Johnson elected president
After JFK was assassignated he signed into office. Pledged to carry on JFK's work, and signed the civil rights act of 1964- which prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, and gender -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
signed the civil rights act of 1964- which prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, and gender -
MLK Assassignation
African Americans responded with riots all over. He feared that he wouldnt it be alive for long.
