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Brown v. Board of Education
Trial to stop Segregation in school -
Rosa Parks & Bus Boycott
Rights for bus seats to be available anywhere on the bus to all -
Civil Rights Act
Authorization for the federal government to prevent racial discrimination in employment, voting, and the use of public facilities. -
Selma March
King leads a March in Montgomery, Alabama, that leads to violence from state troopers. King then leads them once more, and violence once again sparks. Then he leads them a third time,e but with National Guardsmen. The Voting rights act was then enabled. -
Civil Right Leader, Malcom X assassinated
Malcom was a major help to fighting for colored rights, but was sadly killed during a freedom speech he was giving -
Black Panther Party Founded
Group created to protect colored neighborhoods from Police brutality -
Loving v. Virginia
Declared it was unconstitutional for Virginia to prohibit interracial marriages -
Assassination of MLK Jr.
1Martin Luther King Jr. was shot on the balcony of his motel, which resulted in a law that made it unlawful for state sellers, landlords, and financial institutions to refuse to rent, sell, or provide financing to someone for reasons other than their financial resources -
Black Lives Matter Movement is created
After the death of Trayvon Martin due to being shot by Officer George Zimmerman, the foundation Black Lives Matter was created -
Deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice
Three deaths that happend from the span of July 2014 to November 2014 as a result of Police Brutality. Their ages ranging from 12 to 18 years old. -
Walter Scott Killed
Scott was shot five times by an officer that was later fired and arrested -
Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Killed
Sterling killed after a report of a disturbace outside a shop that he had nothing to do with. And Castile killed while out driving with his girlfriend.Both deaths days after each other in July, only a few days after BLM protests. -
Breonna Taylor killed
Officers raided Breonnas apartment and shot her 8 times. Her family later filed a lawsuit against the officers for their terrors. -
George Floyd killed
"I can't breathe" the last words Floyd mutter while a police officer kneeled on his neck for more than 9 minutes after arresting him -
Daunted Wright, Killed
Wright was pulled over and while he tried to flee officer shouted "Taser!" at him and instead of being tased, Wright was shot.