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Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas - May 17th, 1954
In 1951, a black girl was trying to enroll in a white school, as it was the closest. The school refused to let her in, and that made Oliver Brown upset. he filed a lawsuit against them. On May 17, 1954. brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas was found to have violated the 14th Amendment, of segregation. now, declaring that all schools must be united and not segregated. -
Emmett Till’s Murder - August 28, 1955
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy who was visiting his relatives his cousins had been dared him to go to a store and talk to the lady. He did what they had asked, and later on, he would be kidnapped and murdered by the store lady's husband.