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Civil Rights Movement
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Rosa Parks Bus Incident
Rosa Parks Bus Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus to a white male. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is established and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is appointed the president of SCLC. -
The Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine Nine black students have to be escorted to their new integrated school due to hostile white protestors. -
Greensboro Sit-Ins
http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/6-legacy/freedom-struggle-2.html Four black males pose a sit-in at a lunch counter in Greensboro. -
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Birmingham Protests
Birmingham Protests Cops used brutal force against black protestors in Birmingham, Alabama. These protests were broadcasted on the news. -
"I Have A Dream"
I Have a Dream Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historical "I Have a Dream" speech given at the Washington Monument. -
16th St. Baptist Church Bombing
16th St. Church Bombing The 16th Street Baptist Church is bombed and four black girls are killed in the bombing. -
24th Amendment
24th Amendment Poll taxes are removed from voting which gives African Americans better voting opportunities. -
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or sex. -
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Fair Housing Act
Fair Housing ActThis act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
