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Brown Vs Board of Education
Supreme Court ruling that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.
Grassroot Organization: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat, sparking a city-wide boycott.
Grassroots Organization: Montgomery Improvement Association led by Dr. Martin Luther King jr. -
Little Rock Nine
Nine African American students integrate Little Rock Central Highschool.
Grassroots Organization: NAACP, local civil rights activists, and the students themselves. -
Sit-ins
African American college students stage sit-ins at segregated lunch counters.
Grassroots Organization: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) -
Civil Rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law, prohibiting racial discrimination in public places, employment, and voting.
Grassroots Organization: A cumulation of efforts by various civil rights organizations and activists.