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The Supreme Court ruled education should be equal
The Supreme Court ruled that every state had to offer equal educational opportunities. -
Heman Sweatt
Heman Sweatt applied law school at the University of Texas which didnt accept black students. -
Military Date #1
Truman created the Committee on Civil Rights -
Military Date #2
Truman ended segregation in the military and banned racial discrimination in the hiring of federal employees. -
Sweatt vs. Painter
The Supreme Court orded Heman Sweatt could go to law school at the University of Texas -
Supreme Court ruled in Brown vs. Board of Education
The Supreme Court ruled in favor for Brown. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. -
The Supreme Court ruled in the Montgomery bus case
The Supreme Court ruled that Montgomery's segregated bus system was illegal. -
Little Rock Nine
The school board selected nine African American students, known as the Little Rock Nine. -
Eisenhower
In late September Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce desegragation to central high school -
Ernest became the first African American student to graduate from Central High School.
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Little Rock Central High School reopened.
Little Rock Central High School reopened under court order and began the slow process of integration -
The Supreme Court ordered that the University of Missisippi to accept James Meredith as it's first African American student.