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1954
Brown V. Board of Education declared that separate but equal was not constitutional. -
Rosa Parks
She was arrested in Georgia for sitting in the white section of the bus. -
The Little Rock Nine
Nine African Americans were brave enough to end segregation in public schools. -
Sit-In Movements
In Greensboro, NC they would have peaceful sit-in protests. -
Freedom Rides
Was a protest where African Americans and whites would ride up and down the coast sitting in the white sections. -
March on Washington
It was a peaceful protest where people lined the streets of DC. It was also when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act
FInally a bill was passed to protect African Americans civil rights and to end segregation in the United States