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Desegregation of public schools
U.S. Supreme Cout bans segregation in public school. -
Ruby was born
Ruby was born in Mississippi, four years later they moved to New Orleans. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Paraks, an African-American woman, is arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white person. Bus boycott launched in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Montgomery buses desegregate
After more than a year of boycotting the Montgomery buses desegregate. -
Desgregation of public school in South
Federal cout forced desegration of public school in South. -
Ruby´s first day at a white school
Ruby had her first day at Frantz Elementary School for Whites in New Orleans. -
Challanging Segregation
Freedom rides from Washington D.C.:Groups of black and white people ride buses thorugh the South to challange segregation. -
Arrest
Police arrest Civil Rights Leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other ministers demonstrating in Birmingham, Alabama, then turn fire hoses and police dogs on the marchers. -
Call for Civil Rights Act
President John F. Kennedy calls for Civil Right Act. -
President John F. Kennedy Shot Dead
President John F. Kennedy shot dead. -
Norman Rockwell´s painting is published
Look magazine publishes Norman Rockwell´s The Problem We All Live With. -
President Signs
President Johnson signs the CIvil Rights Act of 1964. -
Malcolm Murdered
Black National Leader Malcom X is murdered. -
Martin Luther Kng Jr. Assassinated
Civil Rights Leader The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennesse, unleashing violence in more than 100 cities. -
Story of Ruby Bridges was published
The Story of Ruby Bridges was published.