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Emmett Till Murder
Emmet Till, a boy from Chicago kidnapped and murdered while visiting family in Mississippi -
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
Very significant because it almost shut down major bus companies because of the lack of users for an entire year -
Little Rock 9
First black children to attend an all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas. Broke educational segregation -
Lunch Counter sit-ins (Greensboro start date)
brought pride to younger generations to fight for civil rights and forced places like Woolworth's to change their segregation policies. -
Freedom Bus Rides
Fought for the change of segregation in transportation and bus terminals. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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March on Washington
Most famous MLK speech with over 250,000 attendees, famous "I have a dream" speech. -
Birmingham protests
Ended segregation in public bathrooms, drinking fountains, restaurants, and other establishments that serve the public. -
Freedom (Mississippi) Summer
Wanted to bring awareness of the violent oppression of Civil Rights and increase the amount of voter registration among black communities. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This Act outlawed unfair voting practices like the literacy test and other practices brought in after the Civil War during reconstruction. -
Selma Marches
Protest to allow voting for everyone, including black people. March from Selma, but got very violent at the end of the bridge leaving Selma.