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Brown vs. Board of Education.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a seminal event in the civil rights movement. -
The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission was a state agency which operated from 1956 to 1977. It was directed by governors of Mississippi. -
Tuskegee Merchant Boycott
In Montgomery, Alabama Rosa Parks (born in Tuskegee, AL) sparked a protest that produced the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott, giving a major boost to the Civil Rights Movement. That boycott lasted 18 months, shutting down the city's bus system. -
Youth March for Integrated Schools
Youth March for Integrated Schools was the second of two Youth Marches that rallied in Washington, D.C. The second march occurred on April 18, 1959 at the National Sylvan Theater and was attended by an estimated 26,000 individuals. -
Fayette County TN Tent City for Evicted Voters
This is the civil rights events that took place in Fayette County, Tennessee from 1959 into the early 1970s. One of those major efforts registering black residents to vote led to what was called Tent City. As a result of registering to vote, many black residents were evicted from the sharecropper housing that had been homes to some families for generations. -
civil rights act of 1960
The Civil Rights Act of 1960 is a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote.
