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Equal education
The supreme Court said that every state had to have equal education rights. -
Heman Sweatt
Heman Sweatt tried to appiled to the University of Texas but they did not except him because he was African American. -
Committee on Civil Right
Haryy TRuman was appointed by the committee to investigate dicrimination and to find solutions. -
Truman ended segregation in the military
The African American leaders became frustrated because Truman was doing nothing about segregation. -
Swaett vs. Painter
The Supreme Court held the case of Sweatt vs. Painter that the new school did not provide African Americans. -
NAACP
NAACP attorney who had argued the Sweatt case led the courtroom battles on this issue. -
Brown vs. Boarf of Education
The Supreme Court ruled in the Brown case that segregation in public schools was illegal. -
Publice Schools
The court made its ruling stronger ording public school to desegregation -
The beginning of Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger -
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that Montgomery's segregated bus system was illegal. -
Little Rock
The school board choose the nine outstanding African American students to attend Central High School -
Elizabeth Eckord
She missed the bus and a huge mob followed her saying "lynch her lynch her"