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Plessy v. Ferguson
The idea of separate but "equal", Legalized racism. -
Brown v. Board of Education Topeka
Declared segregated schools "unconstitutional" -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa parks would not give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. The boycott began on the day of her trial and lasted about a month. -
Little Rock School Intergration
Nine African american students were admitted into Little Rock Central high school. This event caused protests outside of the school and the students had to be escorted off the property. -
The Sit-ins
Four Black students from A&T college sat down at a lunch counter and refused to move. -
Freedom Riders
Civil rights activists who rode buses through the south to challenge the laws about segregation. -
Freedom Riders
Civil rights activists who rode busses through the south to challenge segregation. -
March on Birmingham, Alabama
An event organized by the SCLC in efforts to help integration. This was done so in a civil non violent manner,however local authorities responded with violence. -
March on Washington
200k+ african americans gather in washington DC for equality. It is during this rally that Martin Luther King Jr. spoke his world changing "I Have a Dream Speech". -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The act passed by the US senate that ended any sort of discrimination and inequality, such as racism. -
Voting Rights act of 1965
Made it legal for African American citizens to vote. -
Birth of Brian Degnore
Greatest man ever.
