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NAACP was founded
In 1909, Du Bois, Terrell, and others gathered in New York City, NY, where they founded the NAACP on February 12, 1909, to fight racism and violence against all people of color in the United States. -
Brown v. Board of Education
the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state-sponsored segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson -
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her courageous act of protest was considered the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement. For decades, Martin Luther King Jr.'s fame overshadowed hers. -
Sit-in at Woolworth’s lunch counter
the four students sat down at the lunch counter at the Woolworth's in downtown Greensboro, where the official policy was to refuse service to anyone but whites. Denied service, the four young men refused to give up their seats. -
CORE “freedom ride”
The Freedom Rides were a series of bus trips in 1961 that challenged segregation on interstate buses. The rides were organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a nonviolent civil rights organization. -
Dr. King was thrown into Birmingham Jail
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and jailed in Birmingham, Alabama on April 12, 1963. He was jailed for participating in a nonviolent protest against segregation. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a political demonstration in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. It was a major civil rights event that advocated for the economic and civil rights of Black Americans.
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