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Brown v. Board of Education
In a landmark decision, the court unanimously decides that "separate but equal" is inherently unequal. -
Murder of Emmett Till
A young man named Emmett Till is brutally beaten and shot to death by two white men. When they go to trial, both are found not guilty by an all-white jury. -
Arrest of Rosa Parks
An African American woman named Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. She is arrested for this, which sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Browder v. Gayle
The Supreme Court rules that bus segregation goes against the 14th Amendment, leading to the end of the bus boycott when the ruling takes effect. -
March on Washington
The largest demonstration of Civil Rights activism in current history. Also the origin of MLK's famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 guaranteed equality and desegregation throughout all fields of life, including occupation and education.