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NAACP Founded
Formed to help African Americans to regain all of their legal rights in the 14th Amendment. economic event -
CORE Founded
Used to improve life of African Americans, the organization helped refine many protest actions. economic event -
Civil Rights Movement Begins
The start of seperation between blacks and whites begins. *Social Event* -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was arrested because she refused her seat to a white man on the bus. *Social Event* -
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Civil Rights Movement
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The Pearsall Plan
Allowed federal funds for education and African American children were assigned three city school systems. political event -
Little Rock Nine
The intrance to the school was blocked for African American student, federal troops escorted African America student into school to avoid the violence. social event -
SCLC Founded
Martin Luther King Jr, was elected the president of the group. Group became the central force int he civil rights movement. economic event -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Guaranteed voting rights, education, and housing to African Americans social event -
Birmingham
Protesters hold sit- ins and kneel- ins, Martin Luther King Jr. gets involved with 2 other ministers, all arrested and met with policemen and dogs. scoial event -
Greensboro "Coffee Party"
Four African Americans sat in a restaurant until closed, sit- ins were spread across the country. economic event -
March on Washington
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I have a dream" speech to the nation, which is televised and is a great symbol of the Civil Rights Movement. political event -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Banned segregation in public areas and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision prevented job discrimination. political event -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Banned literacy tests and other laws that kept blacks from voting. political event -
Selma to Montgomery March
A protester is assassinated during a peaceful voting- rights demonstration. Police attack marchers, televised to the world, and President Johnson is prompted to propose the Voting Rights Act. political event -
Swann v. Mecklenburg
Buses couldn't take African Americans to school, it was a powerful tool for integration in other schools. economic event
