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Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark Supreme Court case that challenged the legality of racial segregation in public schools. In this case, Oliver Brown, a black parent, filed a lawsuit against the Topeka Board of Education after his daughter, Linda Brown, was denied entrance to a white elementary school. The plaintiffs argued that segregated schools were inherently unequal and violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. -
Murder of Emmett till
The Murder of Emmett Till and the Fight for Civil Rights" explores the harrowing events surrounding the murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy who was brutally killed in 1955 Mississippi. The text highlights the societal and racial injustices of the time, detailing how Till’s death became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. -
Rosa park and the bus boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began on December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated city bus. Her act of defiance became a pivotal moment in the fight against racial segregation in the United States.
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Southern Christian Leadership conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was established during a meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 10-11, 1957. The conference emerged from the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott and sought to create a unified organization to coordinate nonviolent protest and civil rights activism across the Southern states. Atlanta, Georgia, United States -
Little Rock 9
The Little Rock Nine were the first group of African American students to integrate Little Rock Central High School Arkansas National Guard to prevent the nine students from entering the school, citing claims of disorder and unrest. P