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Plessy vs. Ferguson overturned
The court's decision overturned the plessy vs. ferguson ruling that had establihed the "seperate but equal" doctrine -
The supreme cour
The supreme court had to offer equal educational opertunities to every state. -
Committee on civil Rights
President Truman created the committee on civil rights to study Racial discrimination, and to suggest solutions to the problem. -
NAACP focuses on ending segregation in public schools
The NAACP had to focus it's legal efforts on ending segregattion in public schools. -
The supreme court ruled the sweatt v. painter
The supreme court ruled in sweatt v. painter that the new school did not provide african americans with equal academic prestige facilities or instructors. -
Supreme court vs. brown of education illegal
The supreme court said that in the brown vs. board of education case segregation was illegal. -
Only three school districs in the south begin to desegregate
Only Three school districs in the entire south began to desegregate. -
Supreme orders public schools to desegregate
The supreme court made its ruling stronger ordering public schools to desegregate. -
Naacp plan to challenge the bus system
The Naacp helped to plan a challenge to montgomery's bus segregation system. -
Montgomery bus system said illegal
The supreme court rules that the montgomery segregation bus system was illegal. -
The school board selects nine african american students to go to central high
The school board selects nine oustanding African american students to attend central High school. -
Ernest Green first to graduate from central high
Ernest Green becomes the first African american to Graduate from High school.