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Supreme Court ends segregation
Supreme Court declares an end to school segregation. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. This event begins the Bus Boycott -
Crisis in Little Rock
9 African American students are blocked from entering and all-white school. The president ends up sending troops in order to protect them. -
Sit-in
Four black students sat down at an all-white diner where a waitress refused to serve them. In response, they sat there until closing time and promised to keep doing the sit-in. More and more people got involved as well. -
Kennedy orders 3,000 army troops in Birmingham
Kennedy sends 3,000 troops to control the violence in Birmingham and restore peace. -
March for Freedom
Quarter of a million people gatherd near the Lincoln Memorial, where speeches such as the famous "I have a dream" speech took place. -
Bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was bombed, killing 4 African American girls who were attening Sunday School. -
Civil Rights Act is passed
This act outlawed segregation and banned discrimination in employment based on gender, race, religion or nationality. -
Voting Rights Act is passed
This act outlawed any form of whites preventing African Americans to vote. -
Martin Luther King is assassinated
King is assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee. He was later arrested and convicted for his murder.
