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Plessy v. Furguson
Landmark Supreme Court case wherein a black student was denied access to a white school which was closer to her residence than the nearest black designated school. Result was the "Seperate but fair Ruling" -
Brown v. Board of Education
Landmark case wherein a Black student disputed his denied access to a local college and the quality of his facilities once he was alowed. The case was resolved and the student was allowed to attened classes with the white students. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks in protest of the segregation laws, intentionally sat in the white designated portion of the bus. -
Southern Christian Leadership Confrence (SCLC) was Founded
Orginization devoted to unifying the black community and staging protests in favor of Civil Rights. -
Freedom Rides
Protests against Virgina ruling in favor of segregation wherein black protestors rode segregated buses and sat in the white area. -
Civil Rights Act
An act designed to stop discrimination and enfore the rights of minority citizens -
Malcom X Assasinated
Promenant figure in the civil rights movement and founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) was assassinated during one of his rallies.