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Brown v. Board
Supreme Court strikes down segregation in schools -
Emmett Till
A 14 year old boy is killed while visiting relatives in Mississippi. The white men that killed him are found not guilty but later confess to the murder. -
Rosa Parks
42 year old Rosa Parks is riding the bus home on a segregated bus in Montgomery, AL. She refuses to move when told to and is arrested sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
Little Rock Nine
Central High School in Little Rock, AK is ordered to integrate. The governor refuses and the Army is called in to enforce the integration of the school. -
Freedom Rides
Bus trips by African American and White civil rights activist across the south to protest segregation -
Student Sit-in
Four college students refused service in a diner in Greensboro, NC refuse to leave sparking the sit in movement of the civil rights. -
Letters from Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King Jr. Pens the "Letter from the Birmingham Jail" on scraps of paper after being arrested supporting protesters. In this letter he states “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” -
March on Washington
250,000 people of all races march on Washington to protest inequality. At this march Martin Luther King gives his famous "I have a dream speech". -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil rights act is signed. This bill make segregation in public facilities illegal and also make illegal discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or country of origin.
