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Brown v. Board
The decision overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896.
This ruling was a major victory for the Civil Rights Movement and helped pave the way for desegregation in schools and other public institutions -
Murder of Emmett Till
On August 28, 1955, 14-Xear-old Emmett Till พอร
lynched in Mississippi ager being accused offe offending a
nife woman. His brutal murder and
open-casket funeral, arranged by his mother Mamie Till, sparked nationwide outrage and brought attention to racial violence -
Rosa Park and the bus boycott
Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested on December 1, 1955, for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Southern Christian leadership conference
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Greensboro sit ins
Four African American college students-Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil-sat at the "whites-only" lunch counter, challenging segregation -
Ruby bridges
Ruby Bridges, New Orleans Louisiana, Nov 14, 1960
one of 4, 6 year black children passa heard test to go a white school, she was escorted by Federal Marshal -
March on Washington
Peaceful and respectful protest for jobs and freedom, Martin Luther King gave his "have a dream" speech. It was the last speech of the day. -
Freedom riders
Freedom riders May 4, 1964, they were interracial groups who rode buses through Southern states to test a Supreme Court decision that declared segregation in interstate bus travel unconstitutional. -
Selma to Montgomery Marches (blood Sunday)
On March 7, 1965, around 600 civil rights marchers attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to demand voting rights for African Americans. As they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, they were met with brutal violence by state troopers and local law enforcement -
Civil rights act (1964)
On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The act aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting, particularly in the Southern states, by banning literacy tests and other barriers that disenfranchised African American voters