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Louis L. Redding
Became the first African American to be a lawyer in Delaware in 1929. For more than 25 years, he was the sole non-white lawyer in the state. -
Brown v. Board of Education
A Supreme Court case which led to the desegregation of schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A yearlong protest that played a role in the desegregation of buses. -
March on Washington
The march where Martin Luther King Jr. would deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech to over 250,000 people -
Freedom Summer
A push in Mississippi to get more eligible African Americans registered to vote.