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Brown vs. Board of Education
The government establishes that it is not legal to have segregation. -
Rosa Parks get Arrested.
Rosa Parks get arrested for not giving her seat up to a white person after a hard day of work. -
Little Rock Nine begins at Central High School.
The "Little Rock Nine" is practically tortured at their school. -
Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-In's begin.
4 Black people sit in an all white diner. They "make a statement." -
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
Martin Luther king Jr. gives a speech on how he thinks black and white people should be treated the same. -
Bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church.
The 16th Street Baptist Church is bombed by white people. -
The Civil Rights Act is passed.
The Civil Rights Act is passed and white and black people are "treated the same." Not really. -
1st March from Selma to Montgomery.
The 1st march from Selma to Montgomery. -
2nd March from Selma to Montgomery.
2nd march from Selma to Montgomery. -
3rd March from Selma to Montgomery
3rd and Final march from Selma to Montgomery. -
The Voting Rights Act is passed.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is passed. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is Assassinated
Sadly, this AMAZING man was killed.