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Plessy Vs. Ferguson
The Supreme Court ruled that legalized segregation was constitutional provided conditions were similar. This became known as "seperate but equal" -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The case decided to overthrow "seperate but equal" -
Emmett Till
Emmett Till was kidnapped, beat and shot to death by white men. -
Rosa Parks
She refused to give up her seat for a white man in which got her arrested -
Little Rock Nine
After Brown vs. Board of Education ruled segregated schools were illegal, many southern school districts were slow to responed to this new directive -
President
John F. Kennedy Was president in 1961 -
Bombing
A church in birmingham was bombed -
Person in jail
Martin luther king was in jail in birmingham -
President
Lyndon B. Johnson was president in 1964 -
Civil rights act
This banned discrimination
