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jackie robinson breaking the color barrier
Jackie Robinson was drafted by the Dodgers in 1947 breaking the color barrier and becoming the first nonwhite person in the MLB. This was an act of Civil Disobedience -
Brown vs Board of education
said that African Americans could attend school with white folk. This was a major ruling in favor of the black people in the civil rights movement because they had been fighting for it for a while. -
Rosa Parks and the bus boycott
Rosa Parks in 1955 decided to not give up her seat on a bus to a white person which started the bus boycotts which made major changes and uproar in the South. The buses were desegregated after the boycotts. This was an act of civil disobedience. -
Little rock 9
Nine students tried to enter a school and the whole state would not let them in the national guard told them to return home but they would return with escorts of federal troops who let them in and they had bodyguards for the whole day. This was huge for the civil rights movement because they didn't give up and still attended school -
national indian youth council
A group formed to obtain a greater future for the Indians. this was major in the civil rights movement because it gave the Natives a group to represent them. -
The equal pay act of 1963
It says that men and women have to be paid equally. This was a huge change in the country. This gave women a lot more power in the civil rights movement. -
March on washington
August 28th, 1963 over 200,000 protesters gathered to put pressure on the JFK administration to pass a major civil rights bill. MLK Jr. also delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech here. This was major in the civil rights movement because the bill was passed. This would be considered an act of civil disobedience. -
malcolm x assassination
Malcolm X was a prominent member of the civil rights movement who was murdered in New York City. This happened during the hottest part of the civil rights movement which just flared up more up rest. -
voting rights act of 1965
This got rid of all discrimination against voting such as the literacy test that had been in place since the Civil War. This was major in the civil rights movement letting all people have a say in the government -
American Indian Movement
a group used to address systemic issues in urban areas such as poverty, discrimination, and police brutality. This was huge in the civil rights movement because it gave them representation that they desperately needed -
MLk assassination
MLK was shot outside his balcony at a hotel, which caused racial violence with over 40 deaths nationwide. This was major in the civil rights movement because it showed how racist some of America still was. This is an act of civil act of disobedience. -
occupation of alcatraz
six years after the closure of Alcatraz hundreds of native Americans gathered on the island in protest of native American oppression. This was major because it reunited all the different tribes again. This is an act of civil disobedience. -
roe v wade
where the US Supreme Court ruled that women had the right to get an abortion. This is major in the civil rights movement because they gained another right. -
Barack Obama becoming President
Barack Obama became the first Black president elected in American history breaking a giant barrier. This was huge in civil rights because it meant that Black people could do anything that a white person did if they could hold the highest office. -
George floyd's death
George Floyd was arrested after using counterfeit money to buy something. He died after wrongful procedures by the arresting officer. This caused a civil uproar saying police brutality was an issue in America towards black people.