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Plessy vs. Ferguson
This was a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the laws of racial segregation and the equal use of public facilities -
President Truman
President Truman's executive order ending segregation in the U.S. armed forces. Executive order 9981 is an executive order to abolish discrimination. -
BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA
This lasted from December 9th, 1952 to May 17th, 1954. This was a decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court. Making it so public schools can be integrated. -
Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa Parks was an activist in the civil rights movement who began the Montgomery bus boycott which was a significant role in the banning of segregated buses. -
Boycott
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. led the DEXTER AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH in Montgomery. -
Segregated Busing banned
Supreme Court ruled in favor of the MIA. SEGREGATED BUSING was declared unconstitutional. -
Civil Rights Acts
The Civil Rights Act in Ohio passed "prevent and eliminate the practice of discrimination in employment against people of color. -
Peaceful Protest
Four African American college students walked up to a whites-only lunch counter at the local WOOLWORTH'S store in Greensboro, North Carolina, and asked for coffee. -
James Meredith
JAMES MEREDITH became the first African American to attend the UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI. -
Law banning racial discrmination
a federal law banning racial discrimination in all public accommodations and in employment. President Kennedy indicated he would support such a measure, and thousands marched on Washington to support the bill. -
John F. Kennedy assassination
When President John F. Kennedy rode through Dallas, Texas, in a presidential motorcade, he was assassinated. -
Poll Tax banned
The 24TH AMENDMENT banned the POLL TAX in 1964. -
PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON signed bill
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King Jr., and others. -
MLK Jr. assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
