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NAACP was founded
ight racism and violence against all people of color in the United States. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme court delivered unanimous segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks Refuses to give up her bus seat
Rosa Parks rejected a drivers order to leave a row of seats in the front for a White person -
Sit-in at Woolworth’s lunch counter
four African American college students refused to leave a whites-only Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. -
CORE “freedom ride”
Civil rights activist who rode interstate buses into segregated Southern US -
March on Washington
advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans -
Dr. King was thrown into Birmingham Jail
judge granted city officials an injunction banning all anti-segregation protest activity in the city of Birmingham.