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Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown went to the supreme court because African Americans were upset that they had to go to different, and farther school than the white Americans.
the case ended when they decided that they will no longer segregate in the schools -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Park was sitting in the back of the bus because that was the African Americans were not allowed to sit in the front. A white american needed a seat so the bus driver told her to move. when Rosa Parks didn't she was arrested.
then th African Americans decided that they were not going to ride the buses and boycott them. -
Crisis in Little Rock
9 african American students tried entering their new school but angry mobs and protesters wouldnt allow them into the school.
president Eisnhower protected the 9 kids. The people in the schools were furious about the kids being there and said very mean things. -
Sit ins
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The Children’s Marches
on May 12th , president Kennedy sent in 3,000 army troops to restore peace. Many children started to protest and got arrested -
March in Washington
200,000 Americans gathered in Washington D.C to march for freedom -
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing
four young girls were at a church service when they died because of a bomb explosion. At this time the African Americans realized they were not safe anywhere -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin. -
Dr.Kings assasination
Dr.King was shot to death in Memphis Tennessee by James Earl Ray. He was standing on his balcony at the Lorraine Motel
