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Armed Forces
President Truman issues the Executive Order to end segregation in the Armed Forces
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Racial Segregation in Schools
Brown vs Board of Education made a decision by the Supreme Court which ended segregation in public schools
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Emmett Till
Emmett Till was brutally murdered in Mississippi for flirting with a white woman. His murderers were acquitted and the case was brought to attention to the civil rights movement.
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Rosa Parks
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man.
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Nonviolent Protests
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Little Rock Nine
Nine black students are blocked from attending their high school. President Eisenhower sends federal troops to escort the student and even after they were still harassed.
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Civil Rights Act of 1957
President Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law to protect voter rights
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Greensboro
Four African American college students sit at an area in a restaurant which had a sign that said "whites only". The Greensboro sit-in became a popular act where this happened at other restaurants.
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Ruby Bridges
a 6 year old by the name of Ruby Bridges becomes the first student to integrate an elementary school
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University of Alabama
Governor Wallace stands at the doors of University of Alabama to stop black students from registering
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March on Washington
250,000 people march for freedom and jobs. MLK gives his "I Have A Dream" speech
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Employment Equality
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ti allow equality in the employment setting.
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Assassination of Malcom X
Malcom X was assassinated during a rally
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Voting Rights Act
President Johnson sighted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prevent literacy tests as a requirement to vote
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MLK Assassination
MLK is assassinated on his hotel room balcony
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