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Brown V. Board of Education
May 17, 1964 Oliver Brown, father of Linda Brown - NAACP - attorney this took place Kansas-also South Carolina Virginia Delaware District of Columbia succeeded (overturn Plessy v Ferguson) 9-0 -
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Murder of Emmett Till
On August 28, 1955, when he was 14 and visiting Mississippi, Till was abducted from his great-uncle's home by Bryant's husband, Roy Bryant, and his half-brother, J.W. Milam. They tortured and killed him, and dumped his body in the Tallahatchie River. -
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Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott
On December 1, 1955, Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This act of civil disobedience was not an isolated incident; Parks had been active in civil rights for years and was a secretary for the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP. -
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southern Christian leadership Conference
January 10, 1957 The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is a civil rights organization founded in 1957 to advocate for racial equality and social justice in the United States. Founded by a group of African-American ministers and activists, including Martin Luther King Jr., the SCLC aimed to unite various civil rights groups in the South around the principles of nonviolence and Christian ethics. -
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Little Rock 9
On September 4, 1957, nine black students from the NAACP met in Little Rock, Arkansas. The events surrounding the Little Rock Nine were pivotal in the civil rights movement in the United States and highlighted resistance to desegregation following the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. -
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Greensboro Sit ins
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests that took place in Greensboro, North Carolina, beginning on February 1, 1960. The protests were led by four African American college students from North Carolina AT State University: Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil. They sat at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter, where they were denied service because of their race. -
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Rudy Bridges
On November 14, 1960 Rudy Bridges this happened in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of four 6-year-old black children who had difficulty attending an all-white school, was escorted by federal marshals, to be the only student taught by one of the teachers. -
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Freedom Riders
On May 4, 1961, 436 people on 60 separate trips, CORE groups, SNOC, NAACP, Nashuide student movement, this occurred in the southern state. The Freedom Riders were a group of civil rights activists who undertook a series of bus trips across the southern United States in 1961 to challenge and protest segregation on public transportation. -
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March on Washington
On August 28, 1963, 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. to peacefully and respectfully protest for jobs and freedom. Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, which was the last speech of the day -
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Civil Rights Act (1964}
On July 2, 1964, MLK + LBJ, this took place in Washington D.C. It allowed the federal government to prevent racial discrimination and segregation on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin in private businesses and public and private facilities. -
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Malcom X
Malcolm X, an influential civil rights leader and advocate for the rights of African Americans, was assassinated On February 21, 1965. He was shot multiple times while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan, New York City. -
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Selma to Montgomery Marches (Bloody Sunday)
The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series of three protest marches that took place in early 1965 aimed at defending voting rights for African Americans in the South. The marches became iconic events of the Civil Rights Movement, particularly the violent confrontation known as "Bloody Sunday. -
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Voting Rights Act (1965)
On August 6, 1965, L.B. Johnson participated in the vote on the poll tax for literacy tests banned in Washington, D.C., which is a federal, not a state, matter. -
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Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr., a leading figure in the American civil rights movement, was assassinated
on April 4, 1968 James earl ray was involved Memphis, Tennessee, motel