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Plessy v. Ferguson
A black man, would not move from a train cart that was for whites only. He lost -
Brown vs board of education
Black girl had to walk farther to go to her school, instead of the school that she walked right by everyday -
Emmett till's murder
Emmett till was killed in the south for talking to a white girl, when he's black. This got the north to see what is going on. -
Montgomery Bus Boycote
A black lady, sat on a bus where she was not allowed too. She refused to move. -
Little Rock School Desegraiton
White people, wouldn't let the blacks into the schools. -
Sit-ins
Blacks start to calmly sit in spot that only white people can sit, and not move. -
March on Birmingham
Little kids are not going to school, to go march for Black Rights. -
March on washinton
Blacks and whites marched all the way to Washinton from all over the country. Martin Luther King gave a powerful speech. -
Civil rights act
It gave blacks all the same rights as a white man. -
Voting act rights
They are now gifted the right to vote -
Assassination Of Martin Luthur King Jr.
He lead the black right act, and white people didn't like that. So, someone showed how strongly they felt about this topic by killing the main guy.