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The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Though we are not sure the exact date CORE was founded by an interracial group of children. -
The Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement
The civil rights movement started on December 1st 1950. -
Court Decision
The . Supreme Court decision brought up a new era in the difficult struggle with Civil Rights. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1st 1955. She wouldn't get up from her seat in order togive a white person a seat and she was arrested for it. -
SCLC Was Created
The SCLC was the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was established on January 10th, 1957, The groups purpose was to fight for civil rights. -
Attempts comply with Brown Decision
NAACP and Daisy Bates were the first to attempt to comply with the brown decision. -
First Freedom Rider Bus Left
On May 4th, 1961 the very first Freedom Rider bus left with seven african americans and six white people on it. -
Freedom Rider Bus Was Bombed
On may 14th, 1961, one of the two freedom rider buses were bombed. The bus blew up into flames and many, MANY people were hurt. -
MJK and SCLC Joined the Albany Movement
Martin Luther King and the SCLC entered the albany struggle but they failed to gain significant results and the experience branded King with a humiliating defeat. -
George Wallace Blocks Black Students
On August 11th, 1963, George Wallace, Alabamas governor at the time, tried to ban black students from enrolling at the University of Alabama.
