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Brown v Board of Education
it was argued that separating schools for black and white kids was unequal and violated the 14th ammendment -
Emmett Till Murder
the murderer was white and despite testimonies of witnesses wasn't held guilty. African American. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycotts
connected to Rosa Parks getting arrested for not giving a white man her seat. was a struggle against segregation in the transport system. 381 days of Grassroots protest
Supreme Court struck down bus segregation -
Little Rock 9
This was when a group of nine black students enrolled to the school little rock high. court case that ended segregations in public schools -
Lunch Counter sit-ins (Greensboro start date)
These were carried out by 4 school students who sat at the counters of Woolworth's in Greensboro. this made work hard for them. this happened because they only served food to white people. -
Freedom Bus Rides
this were activists who rode interstate buses to places with segregation so they can boycott public transport -
Birmingham protests
this was to open employment to people of color/ African Americans. Schoolchildren were involved and got soaked with water hoses. end segregation in public facilities. -
March on Washington
was held to advocate for the rights of black African Americans. about 250000 attendee's -
Freedom (Mississippi) Summer
3 college students murdered, created awareness about the voting rights of African Americans in Mississippi -
Civil Rights Act 1964
it prohibited the discrimination of people due to race, sex, and religion -
Selma Marches
These were three protest marches in Montgomery. One of the large protest marches. this was because black peoples write to vote wasn't allowed -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
it prevented the discrimination of people due to race or color during elections. prohibited literacy tests and poll taxes. authorized the use of federal registrars to register voters if states failed to respect the Fifteenth Amendment