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Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board of Education was a important Supreme Court case in 1954 that changed school segregation in the United States. It involved several African American families who wanted to enroll their children in all-white schools. The Court ruled that separate schools for black and white students were not equal and therefore unconstitutional. -
Emmitt Till
Emmitt Till was a young African American boy who visited relatives in Mississippi in 1955. While there, he allegedly whistled at a white woman. Later, two men kidnapped him, and he was found dead in a river. His mother held an open-casket funeral to show the world what happened to her son. The trial of the men accused of his murder ended without a conviction, which sparked outrage and helped ignite the Civil Rights Movement, highlighting the issues of racism and injustice in America.