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decision on brown v. board
landmark Brown v. Board decision gave LDF its most celebrated victory -
Rosa parks incident
she was arrested for not being willing to ride in the back of the bus -
little rock 9
the governor of Arkansas called National Guard to stop 9 black students from entering Little Rock High School -
Greensboro sit-in act
the success led to a wider sit-in movement, organized primarily by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), that spread throughout the South. -
March on Washington for Jobs,freedom
this march was a major milestone for all races it covered by over 3000 members of the press -
civil rights bill comes into law
This act outlawed racial discrimination in public facilities, employment, and schools -
Selma to Montgomery marches
civil rights demonstrators were attacked by state troopers and sheriff's deputies in Selma, Alabama. This violent attack became known as "Bloody Sunday". -
Voting Rights act 1965
President Lyndon Johnson came to the Capitol to sign the Voting Rights Act -
Civil Rights Act 1968
Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included the Fair Housing Act, a week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.