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Brown V.S. the Board of Education
The decision of the Plessy v. Ferguson made in 1896, was overturned by the supreme court, saying seperate educational buldings were inherently unequal. -
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Civil rights
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Montgomery Bus Boycotts
The Boycotts were done in protest of segregated public transpotation systems. It started with Rosa Parks in 1955, to 1956, when the supreme court ruled segregated buses unconstitutional. -
SCLC was made
Jan - Feb of 1957 Martin Luther King jr. and two others established the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) which became a major part in organizing the civil rights movement. -
Sit ins
The sit ins were done to protest segregated food places. -
Freedom rides
The first freedom ride was on May 4 1961. The freedom rides took place to test the bus riding segregation laws in southern states. -
James Meredith
James Meredith was the first black student to enroll at the university of Mississippi. -
March on Whashington
200,000 people join the congregation ath the Lincoln memorial. Where Martin L. King jr. gave jis I have a dream speach. -
The Civil rights act og 1964
Presedent Johnson signed in the act that prohibits discrimination of all kinds. -
Affirmative action
Presedent Johnson enforced affirmative action towards prospective minority employes. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King jr.
Martin Luther King jr. was assassinated on April 4th 1968. He was looking out on the balcony of his room at the Lorranie Motel, when he was shot by James Earl Ray.
