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Integration of Army
Army is Integrated
President Harry Truman signed Executive order 9981 which stated that the Army was now desgregated -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board
This court case ruled that it was unconstitutional to have separate but equal facilities for white and blacks -
Rosa Parks Refuses
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott
She helped spark the Civil Rights movement of the 20th century -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This 13 month long protest started 4 days after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus. It all ended when the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to segregate buses (it would not allow me to put a picture) -
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Friendship Nine
Friendship 9
Ten men went into a SC diner and peacefully protested. White did not like this at all -
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were a group that rode buses and hlped spread the word that segregation was bad -
Letter from Birmingham
Letter from Birmingham
This is significant because he was one of the key leaders in the civil rights movement -
March on Washington
"I have a dream"
This was by far one of the biggest civil rights protest in history. It was in Washington DC and it ended at the Washington Monument where MLK gave his most famous speech, "I have a dream" -
Selma to Montgomery March
Selma March
Some 600 people planned to march from Selma to Montgomery. The main purpose for this was to register many black voters. They were met by the police force however, and the violence that ensued is historically known as "Bloody Sunday" -
MLK Assassinated
[Prior Knowledge](Prior Knowledge)
On April 4, 1968, MLK Junior was assassinated by James Earl Ray. Some people say this ended the civil rights movement
