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Brown vs Board of Education
This event was one of the most significant trials in U.S History. Segregation of White and a Black Children-This Supreme Court case ended segregation in classsrooms and schools -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This boycott happened when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat after a long day of work. -
Rosa Parks
The action that Rosa Parks took which was refusing to give up her seat forever changed the life of many African-Americans because it would lead to the desegregation of bus seating. -
Desegregation at Little Rock
This event marked the first time African-American students entered an all-white school. -
Sit-in Campaign
This was a form of protest created by college students that involved colored people sitting in the white section of a diner and wait to be served. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom Riders- The congress on Racial Equality organized these techniques by placing black and white volunteers next to each other on buses and other form of public transportation. -
Mississippi Riot
James H. Meredith was a crucial figure during the American Civil Rights Movement. By having a federal court approve his case to attend an all-white school in Mississippi, riots broke out and in turn paved the way for equality in the U.S. -
Birmingham
Birmingham Alabama, was the most racist city in the south during this time. Policemen would brutally attack rioters and Firemen would use a firehose to stop them. -
March on Washington
This event occurred when Martin Luther King jr gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the Washington memorial in front of thousands of people. -
Freedom Summer
In the summer of 1964, forty-one Freedom Schools opened in the churches, on the back porches, and under the trees of Mississippi. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This made it easier for African-Americans to vote in the south which was a major development after the civil rights movement. -
Selma
This was a march from Selma to Montgomery nicknamed “Bloody Sunday” due to the braurlaity and violence troops used against the peaceful demonstrators. -
Voting Rights Act Of 1965
This law changed the lives of African-Americans because it banned literacy tests and ensured that people knew what they were doing when it came to voting. -
Desegregation of Schools
After the 1960s Civil Rights Movement segregated schools became illegal children of all races were able to go to school together. -
Death of Martin Luther King jr
Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee, in 1968 this impacted many people because they didn’t know what they were going to do. -
Fair Housing Act Of 1968
This act was created because of King’s death it prevented housing discrimination based in race, sex, national origin, and religion.
