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NAACP
The founding of National Association for the Advancement of coloured people (NAACP) -
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1909-1962
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KKK March on Washington
In the first national demonstration the Ku Klux Klan marches on Washington D.C -
President Truman makes changes
President Truman issues an executive order outlawing segregation in the US military -
Brown v Brown
The Supreme Court declares school segregation unconstitutional in its ruling on Brown v Brown of Educational of Topeka, Kansas -
Rosa Parkes/Montgomery Boycott
Rosa Parkes is jailed for refusing to move to the back of Montgomery, Alabama Bus boycott follows and the Bus segregation ordinance is declared unconstitutional. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom Rides begin from Washington DC into Southern states. Student volunteers are bused into test laws prohibiting segregation. -
President Kennedy
President Kennedy sounds federal troops to the University of Mississippi to end riots so that James Meredith, the schools first black student can attend
