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Civil Rights Movement
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Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson's decision was taken over by the Supreme Court, saying that school segregation was unequal. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
No African Americans would ride public transportation buses because of Rosa parks getting arrested for not giving up her seat. -
SCLC
Martin Luther King JR. created the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. This group had a major role in the Civil Rights movement. -
Sit ins
This was done to protest the segregated restaurants. -
Freedom Rides
These were taken place to test the bus riding segregation laws. -
James Meredith
The first African American to enroll at the university of Mississippi. -
March on Washington
This is when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream speech". -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Johnson signed the act that ended the segregation of schools and gave the african americans voting rights. -
Affirmative Action
This was taken by covered employees to recruit and advance people with disabilties, covered veterans, and women. (Trainning programs) -
MLK Jr. Assassination
He was shot by James Earl Ray while looking out of his room at a hotel.
