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Civil Rights Movement

By christiegirl11

  • Brown vs. Board of Education

    Brown vs. Board of Education
    Declared that segregation in schools was unconstitutional.

  • Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sit-in and arrest

    Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sit-in and arrest
    About 280 students plus Martin Luther King, Jr. participated in a sit-in at a lunch counter in Atlanta to protest racism. All participants were arrested.

  • Signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national, and religious minorities.