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Commitee created by Truman
President Truman creates commitee for the civil rights, which insists the de-segregation of armed forces. -
Miliary segregation ends
Truman ends segregation in the military -
Sweatt vs. Painter
The supreme court ruled that the unversity of Texas didn't provide African Americans with access to equal academic pristiege, facilities, or instrunctors. -
Brown vs. Board of Ed
The supreme court ruled for the Browm case that segregation in public scholls was illegal -
First of the Southern School De-Segregation
First three schools in the entire south begin to de-segregate -
De-Segregation is enforced
Supreme court rules that the public schools are required to de-segregate. -
Rosa park refuses to give up bus seat
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to another white man creating the Montgomery bus boycott -
Montgomery bus system is overruled
The supreme court rules that Montgomery segregated bus system is illegal -
School board De-Segregates highschool
School board selects 9 african american students to attend central highschool -
High School enforced de-segregation
Eisenhower sends forces to enforce de-segregation at central high school -
Ernest Green Graduation
Ernest Green became the first african american studen to graduate from central highschool. -
Public Schools close for segregation
Gov. Faubus of Little Rock, AK closes public schools to fight segregation -
Public Schools re-open without segregation
Schools in Little Rock, AK re-open and begin segregating
