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Brown V Board of Education
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Court OK’s Segregation if Treatment is Equal
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Two sides debating in court whether segregation is constitutional or unconstitutional in schools. -
Rosa Parks defends her seat
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Rosa Park's actions to go against the bus system of people of color sitting in the back of the bus, leading to people boycotting the bus system. -
People's opinion of Rosa Parks
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People find Rosa Parks to be a strong Black activist. -
Bus Boycotts
After the arrest of Rosa Parks, there was a 13 month long protest to boycott the Montgomery busses due to segregation -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Instead of using the buses, 50 thousand people boycotted the Montgomery bus system as a form of peaceful protest to get the changes they want. -
Little Rock Nine
Nine African American students who intergraded into Little Rock High School. -
Little Rock Nine: NPS
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Nine students had enrolled into Little Rock High school to advocate for desegregation in schools, on September 25 the President Eisenhower sent out the U.S army to escort Little Rock Nine into the school because "Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of the court." -
I Have a Dream speech
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MLKJ wrote a speech on his dreams for equality at the Lincoln Memorial, it was a large part of the civil rights movement to where people celebrate it today. -
Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech
During the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Martin Luther King delivered a speech at the Lincoln Memorial -
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which would prohibit discrimination of any kind. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 response
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Even though the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was supposed to bring people closer to equality, some felt it divided the races even further. -
Martin Luther King’s Assassination
Martin Luther King was assassinated outside of his hotel room by a man named James Earl Ray. -
MLK assassination
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Kings death affected the people behind his movement, but people still continue peacefully as the assassination showed us how violence is useless.