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Montgomery bus boycott
It was a seminal event in the civil rights movement. -
Integration of Little Rock Central
Little Rock Central High School in 1957 a group of nine African American students were in enrolled in. -
First lunch counter sit-in-
On February 1, 1960, four African American college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, and politely asked for service. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 -
Birmingham campaign
Was a movement organized in early 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. -
March on Washington
More than 200,000 demonstrators took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in the nation's capital. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
