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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. The boycott took place from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956, and is regarded as the first large-scale U.S. demonstration against segregation. -
Integration of Central High School in Little Rock , Arkansas
The first institutions to integrate would be the high schools, beginning in September 1957. Among these was Little Rock Central High School, which opened in 1927 and was originally called Little Rock Senior High School. -
Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-in
act of nonviolent protest against a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, that began on February 1, 1960.