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Brown V. Board of Education
Ruled that segregation in schools was unequal. Resulted in attempts to integrate schools in America. -
Emmett Till Murdered
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Rosa Parks Bus Incident
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a man on the bus. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
A year long bus boycott protesting bus segregation in Montgomery -
Little Rock Nine
Nine African American students were sent to integrate a school in Little Rock, Arkansas -
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Sit-Ins
Young black students conduct peaceful sit-ins to protest segregation in public units -
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Freedom Rides
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March on Washington
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16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
Terrorist attack killed 4 little girls -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlawed discrimination on the basis of race -
Assassination of Malcolm X
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Selma to Montgomery Marches
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Voting Rights Act
Banned racial discrimination in during all voting processes in America -
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Watts Riots
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Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Fair Housing Act