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CORE
CORE was an organization that fought for civil rights through protest, specifically nonviolence. -
Integration of military
Executive Oder 9981 officially integrated all of the U.S. armed forces. -
Brown vs. Board Decision
This was the final decision, under Warren Court, to integrate schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
in Montgomery, almost all African Americans refused to ride the bus as a form of protest against the segregation on public transportation. -
Little Rock 9
9 Children who attempted attending a previously all-white school. -
Sit-in's (first example)
When denied service, people would sit there all day, even if they weren't served. -
Freedom rides
People were trying to integrate the transition stations of interstate buses. -
James Meredith
Enrolled in Ol' Miss. -
Birmingham
People protested and got arrested for a long time. Because of these protests, Dr. King was arrested. Here, he wrote the "Letter from Birmingham Jail". -
March on Washington
People gathered and marched in Washington. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Freedom Summer
3 people were murdered in opposition to Freedom Summer -
Selma March
Dr. King and John Lewis led a March from Selma to Montgomery but were met with police brutality. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Stopped the states from keeping blacks out of the voting booths. -
King Assassination
Dr. King is Assassinated in Memphis.
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