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NAACP was Founded
Bi-racial endeavor that was made for Civil Rights Movement -
Jackie Robinson joins Dodgers
An African American baseball player is the first to play in the majors. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The segregation of school were being seen as unconstitutional which was sparked anger. -
Rosa Parks Bus
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man which lead to a big controversy. Many people boycotted the buses after she was arrested. -
Civil Rights act of 1957
First reconstruction since the Civil War. -
Sit-in at Woolworth's
Four black college students asked to be served at Woolworth's lunch counter, their request was denied and they refused to leave. -
CORE
The testing of supreme court's ruling in the Boynton v. Virginia case. -
Dr. King Arrested
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and put into Birmingham jail -
March on Washington
A march for civil rights with the intent for jobs and freedom. Where MLK jr. made his " I have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights act of 1964
An act that outlaws racial, gender, or ethnicity descrimination. -
Voting Rights Act
African Americans are able to freely vote. -
MLK Jr. assasinated
Marting Luther King Jr. was assasinated at St. Joseph's Hospital, Memphis. -
Bloody Sunday
British soldiers shot 28 unarmed protesters. -
Desegregation of Central High School in Arkansas
The Central High school of Little Rock became a racially integrated school.