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Brown VS Board of Education
Backed by the NAACP which started as a small group of civil and political rights activist in NY in 1909 -
Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks began one of the most pivotal movements in the civil rights case, this also paved away for MLK Jr. to become a leader in the civil rights movements. -
Little Rock 9
9 African American students highlight the school integration crisis by attempting to enter Central Little Rock Highschool. This received national awareness and is monumental. -
March on Washington
Largest non-violent civil-rights movement to date. MLK Jr. provided his famous "I have a dream" speech. -
Birmingham Marches
MLK Jr. launches a campaign of large sit-ins and marches to protest segregation. MLK Jr. again began to see a large backing in the civil rights movements during the bus boycotts in Montgomery. -
The Civil Rights Act
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Voting Rights Act