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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was an African American boarding a bus after work and sat in the "Black" section of the bus. When she refused to get up for a white man she was arrested. This is important because this was one of the first acts towards integration. -
Montgomery bus boycott
This began after Mrs. Parks was arrested. The African Americans all agreed to not ride the bus and the African Americans were a big part of income for buses. A year later the bus services repealed segregation on the bus systems. This is important because its the first signs of integration. -
Supreme court ruling
After the boycott being just over a yearold the supremem court declared the bus system segregation unconstitutional. This is important because the federal government is starting to brake up segregation. -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American Kids being able to go to a whites school, they went through great abuse. This is important because it shows the first change into inegration. -
Sit in North Carolina
They were a series of nonviolent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina. This was a big deal because it led to Woolworths to become desegregated. -
Albany Movement
This was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany by local activists. It was a big deal decause it was another event that ramped the blacks hope towards desegregation. -
JFK assasination
He was a Civial Rights activists. This made a big difference because he was the right connection to help stop segragation. -
Martin Luther King Assasination
He was a prominent leader of the African-American civil rights movement of the 1960's. WIth the death o the Civil RIghts leader the folk may loose their way and start fighting instead of standing down.
