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Brown vs Board of Education
The Brown vs Board of Education case was about the racial segregation in public schools and how it violated the students 14th amendment.And the reason for the case was because brown claimed that the white schools were better treated than the black schools and it violated the separate but equal clause -
Emmett Till Murder
The Emmett till Murder was about a African 14 year old that was murdered in the 1950s because he was flirting with a white women 4 days before his death.His murder later on galvanized the start to the civil rights movement. -
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a social protest against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system.Rosa parks had a big role in this as she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a alabama bus and later on this event inspired many leaders to help start these protest. -
Little Rock Nine And Interogation
The Little Nine was a group of African Americans in High School that were standing up to the racial segregation in there school system in little rock Arkansas. -
Greensboro Woolworth's Sit-ins
This was a civil rights protest that began in the 1960s were African Americans sat at a lunch counter and they refused to leave when they were denied service this later on spread to others around the south and others started to do the same -
Freedom Rides
A series of protest that were against segregated bus transportation companies.This was the movement where blacks and whites rode the bus together all around the south -
MLK's Letter From Birmingham Jail
A letter that MLK wrote in birmingham jail. It says that people should take direct action and that its there responsibility to break unjustified laws. -
March On Washington
A big protest where 250,000 people gathered around the Lincoln memorial for jobs and freedom. -
Birmingham Church Bombing
A bomb exploded the baptist church of Birmingham.This was a racially motivated attack -
24th amendment
a amendment that disproportionately affected african american voters. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibited discrimination of race,color,religion,and sex -
Bloody Sunday
March that was gathered in selma alabama to the capitol in montgomery that wanted to prove that African Americans could exercise their right to vote. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Act that outlawed the discriminatory voting practices. -
Loving vs Virginia
A court case that was (9-0) struck down state anti miscegenation