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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans
The Supreme Court toke on this case. They said that it was unequal to have them separated. -
George Lee
An NAACP leader is killed -
Emmett Till
A 14 year old boy is kidnapped and killed -
Southern Manifesto
This was signed by 19 U.S. Senators and 82 members of U.S. House of Representatives. It said that the Supreme Court was taking advantage of their judicial power -
Clyde Kennard
An African American tried to enroll at USM. That lead to getting arrested and false charges on him. -
Tougaloo College
9 students were arrested for attempting to desegregate the "white only" public library.. -
University of Mississippi
They let an African American come to school there. A white mob is protesting against the integration. -
Freedom of Choice
Mississippi tried to advoid an integration of schools by "Freedom of Choice". Which means the parent can select the school that their children would go to. It would come back on the parent. -
School desegregation
The U.S. Supreme Court had let schools degregate. This made the white very angry, causing them some to go to private schools.