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brown v. board of education supreme court ruling
state- sanctioned of public schools violated the 14th amendment. -
Montgomery bus boycott
blacks weren't allowed to sit in the front of the bus and had to give up their seat to white men. to protest this blacks stopped riding buses which would shut down the buses that were mostly black -
the civil rights act of 1957
established the civil rights section of the justice department. increased the protection of voting -
little rock nine intervention
9 students were prevented from entering the racially segregated school despite them being enrolled -
integration ole miss riots
ole miss riots are incidents of mob violence caused by racial segregation. -
the Birmingham children's march
the Birmingham children's march was a march by 1000 school students. the purpose was to talk to the mayor about segregation -
march on Washington/ i have a dream speech
this was a speech by martin Luther king jr that called for civil and economic rights and an end racism. -
16th street baptist church bombing.
the 16th street baptist church bombing was a white supremacist bombing. the bombing killed 4 African american girls -
freedom summer
blacks were restricted from voting due to various laws. the freedom summer project was a volunteer campaign to get as many black voter registered as possible. -
civil rights ac of 1964
outlaws discrimination based on race,color religion, sex, and national origin. -
the selma marches
this was three marches from Selma to Montgomery. this was to ensure African-Americans could exercise their right to vote -
voting rights act of 1965
outlawed discriminatory voting practices -
black panther party is formed
the black panther party was a black power political organization. they were particularly against police brutality. -
loving v. Virginia supreme court ruling
the court ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the equal rights protection. -
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated
Dr. Martin Luther king jr. was the leader of the civil rights movement but he was assassinated by James earl ray.