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1954 - Local organizing
Local organizing -
civil rights organizations began organizing efforts so they can challenge the segregation and racial inequality. -
1955 - Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person on a bus. -
1963 - March on Washington
A march for Jobs and Freedom created by civil rights, labor and more. -
1964 - Civil rights act
Increased more attention and pressure on the grassroots movement. This act prohibited discrimination based on sex, race, color or religion.