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Brown vs Board
On May 17th 1954 the supreme court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A major event in the Civil Rights movement. The African Americans in Montgomery Alabama boycotted the busses for 381 days in protest of segregated seating. -
The Little Rock Nine
An experiment which sent 9 African Americans to see if Central High school in Little Rock would be accepted. It didn’t go well and had to involve the army. -
The First Lunch Counter Sit In
Four African Americans in North Carolina start the first sit in for a national wave of sit ins. -
Freedom Riders
When a multiple groups of civil rights activists travel on a buses and try to protest against segregation through interstate travel. -
March on Washington
A massive and one of the most recognizable rallies about civil rights. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act outlawed discrimination against people based on race, gender etc. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act gave the right for everyone to vote.