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Scottsboro Boys
The Scottsboro Boys were nine african american teens, Haywood Patterson, Olen Montgomery, Clarence Norris, Willie Roberson, Andy Wright, Ozzie Powell, Eugene Williams, Charley Weems and Roy Wright, who were accused of rape by Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. They were put on trial 16 different times and given four death sentences. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was the court case that ended segregation in public schools, and said the "separate but equal" standards of segregation were unconstitutional. -
The Murder of Emmitt Till
The Murder of Emmitt Till took place in Mississippi, where would be brutally murdered by Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam. His body would be dumped in the Tallahatchie River after being beaten for hours, shot, and having a fan tied around his neck with barbed wire. -
The Little Rock 9
The Little Rock 9 was a group of nine African American students who were the first to attend Central High in Arkansas. -
Ruby Bridges desegregate elementary school in New Orleans
Ruby Bridges was the first African American person to attend a former all white school, William Frantz Elementary School, at the age of six. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in all public spaces -
The Assassination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was assassinated at a civil rights rally in Manhattan, New York, NY, at the age of 39. -
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. happened in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Lorraine Motel.