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American Civil Rights Movement
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Brown Vs Board of Education
Mr.Brown Did not want his daughter to walk 1 mile to school when there ws a school right next to his house,, but it was a all white school. So he went to court and the supreme court said it is unconstatutional to separate but equal so then schools all around the us started combining colord kids with whites in schools. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was when a african american woman refused to give up her seat to a white man causing comotion around the USA. The following year December 20, 1956 supreme court said " act of unconstatutional law " making equal rights for african american bus riders -
Central High School and the " Little Rock Nine "
The " Little Rock Nine " was a group of nine african american students that enrolled in a Arkansas High School. The school was previously all white so those nine african americans where the first there. -
Greensboro Sit-ins
The greensboro sit-ins were four men who were refused to be served
" only whites " these men leaded protests to let all people be served equally. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom riders were civil right activist that drove buses into the southern United States in 1961. Public but different buses were ruled unconstatutional. -
March on washington DC " I have a dream speech"
This speech was deliverd because it had been "100 years after the civil war and blacks still dont have equal rights". This speech is supposodly the speech that freed blacks -
Civil Rights Act 1964 Passed
This was a act of Civil rights that would give blacks more freedom and experiance of life. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed
This was a act that gave blacks a right to vote for american government. -
Selma to Montgomery March
This was a Protests of violence lasting from March 7-25. This was a act of anger from african americans on there voting/civil rights although the law had been passed there was still issiues between the two races.
