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James Meredith
1 James Meredith was denied access to a Mississippi colloge
2 They escorted James into the colloge -
Brown v. Board of Education
1 Plessy v. Ferguson allowed separate but equal facilities
2 A girl was denied at a preschool
3 Segregated schools were declared constitutional -
Emmett Till
1 Emmett was killed for whistling as a white woman
2 his body was thrown into a river once he was killed -
Rosa Parks
1 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus
2 Rosa was arrested -
Little Rock
1 9 African American students were enlisted at Little Rock High school
2 The government sent troops to protect the students -
Civil Rights Act
1 President Eisenhower signed the civil rights act of 1957
2 Stated everyone could vote without segregation -
Temple Bombing
1 The Temple bombing was held in Atlanta
2 Fifty sticks of dynamite exploded in recessed entrance -
Sit-ins
1 African Americans protested at restaurants till they were served
2 Often led to violence -
Freedom Riders
1 The freedom riders rode buses into southern segregated territory
2 Congress of Racial Equality helped the Freedom Riders
3 Whites and blacks joined the Freedom Riders -
Medgar Evers
1 He was an African American civil rights activist
2 He was shot in the back while walking to his house -
JFK Assassination
1 Dallas Texas, JFK was shot while in his car
2 Shocked the world because he was one of the best presidents -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
1 President Lyndon passed the act
2 The act ended segregation in public places -
March to Selma
1 To win the right to vote
2 They were beaten and abused
3 Lyndon called for a federal legislation voting -
Watts Riots
1 This was a riot that raged on for 6 days
2 Resulted in more that 40 million dollars in damage -
Thurgood Marshal
1 Civil rights advocate
2 First black supreme justice -
MLK Assassination
1 He was shot at the Loraine hotel
2 He was beloved by the nation -
March on Washington
1 The march pressured the administration
2 MLK's speach "I have a dream"
