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Brown vs Board of Education
An important landmark of the Supreme Court where they decided to separate blacks and whites
www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/history-brown-v-board-education-re-enactment -
Emmett Till Murder
Emmett Till was lynched was hung because a lady claimed she had been offended by him at the grocery store.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-death-of-emmett-till -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Bus Boycott was a Civil Rights protest when Blacks refused to ride city buss in Montgomery to protest segregated seating, 4 days before Rosa Parks was arrested for refused to give up her seat.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
This act established the right of justice department and empower federal prosecutors to obtain curt Injunctions
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Temple Bombing
The Temple Bombing was one of the most oldest temple, and there had been bombings throughout the area due to the Civil Rights protest.
https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/temple-bombing -
Augusta Movement
The Augusta Movement organized sit ins at department stores to analyze the Civil Rights movement. http://crdl.usg.edu/events/augusta_movement/?Welcome -
Ruby Bridges Intergration
She was the first black kid to integrate to a all white school.
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ruby-bridges -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a protest to eliminate segregation. It cought attention national 1 month after MLK joined.
https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/albany-movement -
Ole Miss Integergation
Ole Miss students were causing riots because a fellow student miss treated because he was colored.
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Birmingham Demonstrations
The Birmingham Demonstration was that MLK and his group came and Protested in Alabama as the police brought out there dogs and fought.
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MLK March
The Washington March was a big protest about how blacks were treated poorly and also about the challenges they had.
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JFK assationation
JFK was Assassinated while driving through a parade in Dallas Tx. because the shooter disagreed with his racial beliefs. -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was 100's of college students went to Mississippi to help register black voter and encourage participation in civil rights movement.
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Civil Rights act of 1964
The Civil Rights act of 1964 was signed into the law by president Lyndon Johnson, just a few hours after house approval in July 2nd 1964. It outlawed segregation and banned discrimination in many places.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act -
Selma Montgomery March
The Selma Montgomery March was a protest of local resistant to black voters registration.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/selma-montgomery-march
