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brown vs board of education
On May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. -
Emmett Till’s Murder
two Mississippians bludgeon and kill Emmett Till a 14-year-old black boy for whistling at a white woman.
their acquittal and boasting of the atrocity spurred the civil rights cause. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December 1955, the Montgomery bus boycott was a 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional. [ protest] -
little rock nine crisis
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African-American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas
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civil rights act of 1957
The result was the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. The new act established the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department and empowered federal prosecutors to obtain court injunctions against interference with the right to vote. [ court legislation] -
greensboro sit in
On May 17, 1954, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivered the unanimous ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th Amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. { protest} -
assassination of Malcolm x
Malcolm X was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community. [vilonce by oppisition] -
marchof selma to montogomery
The Selma Marches were a series of three marches that took place in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. These marches were organized to protest the blocking of Black Americans' right to vote by the systematic racist structure of the Jim Crow South.
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voting rights of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. [ legislation act] -
swann vs charlotte
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, 402 U.S. 1, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with the busing of students to promote integration in public schools. -
hank aarons homerun record
Hank Aaron had 755 home runs, 3,771 hits, 2,297 runs batted in, 1,402 walks, and a . 305 batting average out of 12,364 times at bat in 3,298 games. Babe Ruth's home run record is even more remarkable when we consider that Hank Aaron had over 2,500 more times at bat when he broke it.
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barbara jonson addresses at the dnc
Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. -
university of california vs bakke
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265, was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that involved a dispute of whether preferential treatment for minorities could reduce educational opportunities for whites without violating the Constitution.