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Emmett Till's Murder
Emmett Till went to visit family in Mississippi and went into a store with his cousins and might have whistled at the store clerk, then at night the family of the clerk took Emmett and beat him past recognition and threw him into a river. -
Brown Vs Board Of Education
Brown VS Board of Education was a supreme court case that found that separating kids in school was unconstitutional. They Made it illegal to segregate kids. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Bus Boycott was a Boycott against the City buses which made Black People move seats to allow white passengers to ride. it became a protest that eventually ruled it unconstitutional. -
Little Rock Nine Crisis
Nine Boys went out to the front line and protested against segregation and they wanted civil rights for all Americans. This was done because their school Little rock was segregated. -
Greensboro Sit in
The Greensboro Sit in was where a black m ale went into a restaurant and wouldn't leave after being refused service. This sparked a protest. -
Freedom Rides
The Freedom Rides were rides from north to south to protest against racial segregation. Many people in the south didn't like this and destroyed the buses. -
Birmingham Campaign
The Birmingham Campaign was a protest In Alabama to promote desegregation. The Police had dissipated them by using water hoses. -
March on Washington
The March On Washington was a March to Washington where a speech was said by MLK about equal rights, 1/4 million people showed up. -
Bloody Sunday
A March In Selma Alabama with 600 black people, Where police men attacked the protesters and sprayed them with tear gas. -
Poor Peoples Campaign
The Poor peoples Campaign was a march to address economic inequlaities. They used non violence actions. -
Clifton Wharton Appointed Pres. For Michigan State University
Dr. Wharton was Appointed the President for Michigan State University. He was the first Black pres. for that university. -
Johnsons Products becomes first black co. to be listed in exchange
The Company Johnsons, Products was the first Black company to be listed in the American stock exchange. -
Black Convention Takes Place
The First Black Convention was held in Gray Indiana, thousands came to discuss black communities. -
Muhammad Ali Is first heavy weight champion
IN 1976 Mr. Ali Won the Heavyweight Champion after defeating sonny Liston. -
Patricia Roberts Harris First Cabinet Holder
In 1977 Patricia Harris was appointed the first Cabinet holder.