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This was the beginning of the end of "separate but equal schools," they ruled that segregration in schools was in fact not equal.
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Rosa Parks was arrested for not getting up out of her seat for a white man. She was later arrested, because the law states that you need to get up for a person of a white race if there are no seats left.
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After Rosa Parks was arrested African Americans refused to ride the city bus, this started in more states around the country.
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Nine black students enrolled in an all white school. The first day of school was a complete riot, protestors, and the national guard was there to keep these students from attending the school.
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A group of college students refused to leave an "All White," dining counter. When asked to leave they refused, starting a riot. They were arrested, but this started a whole new type of retaliation.
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A group of men and women rode together on a greyhound bus to take a stand against inequality. They did protests such as using all white bathrooms, sitting at all white lunch counters and more.
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250,000 people stood and marched together to raise awareness for Freedom and jobs. Martin Luther King Jr. Also gave his famous " I have a dream," speech.
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A Baptist church in Birmingham was attacked by a bomb while church members prepared for the Sunday service. This was motivated by Racial Discrimination and hatred, killing four girls, and injuring others.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist during this time period. On this day he was shot on the balcony of his hotel. The riots only got worse from this event.
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After MLK's assassination, they passed an act that didn't allow discrimination for race, sex,religion, or origin when it came to housing.
