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Made segregation legal
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A group that fought for black people to be treated equally.
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When a group of people in Detroit were tired of peaceful protest and decided to do something.
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A court case in which the U.S government declared that public schools for different races was unconstitutional.
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Was the first ever African American justice on the United states Supreme court. Won the case of Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education.
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Was murdered for visiting his grandmother down south. He called a white girl baby. The spark of the civil rights movement.
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Decided not to give her seat to a white man.
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Rosa Parks decided not to yield her seat to a white man. This was a major spark the Civil Rights movement.
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Nine students went to a school and had to face massive abuse. Eight of the nine where escorted by the NAACP.
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When four black students decided to sit at the white only counter.
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People rode interstate buses in protest that southern states were not up holding the ruling that segregated buses were unconstitutional
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De jure is segregation through law. De Facto is segregation through practice.
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People gathered to draw attention to the integration efforts of colored people in Alabama
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200,000 Americans march in Washington for political and civil rights . Headlined by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream" speech.
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Major civil rights leader who became famous for his "I have a Dream" speech on capital hill. Influenced by Gandhi
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Eliminated the poll tax
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Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion , and natural origins
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A minister during the Civil rights period.
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Martin Luther King led thousands to capital hill in Alabama for voting rights.
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Allowed black people to vote
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Practice military levels of defense for social revolutions.
