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race riots break out
after MLK death protesters rioted in Chicago and Detroit -
brown v board of education
the Supreme Court ruling ended segregation of public schools -
rosa parks arrested
parks arrest triggered the Montgomery bus boycott -
Montgomery bus boycott begins
the boycott led to the end of segregation on transportation services in Montgomery -
Little Rock nine integrate central high schools
president Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock to protect the " Little Rock nine" -
sit in protest begin
4 black college students do the first sit in in Greensboro , nc -
freedom riders beaten
the riders were attempting to integrate bus terminals in the south -
James Meredith attended the university of Mississippi
first black American to attend the school -
march on Washington
MLK delivered his " I have a dream" speech at this event -
16th street baptist church bombing
4 girls were killed in Birmingham al -
congress passed the civil rights act
the law ended segregation of public places -
24th amendment ratified
this amendment outlawed poll taxes -
MLK assassinated
james earl kiled MLK at the Lorraine motel in Memphis tn -
bloody Sunday
civil rights workers were beaten in selma, al by police