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Brown v. Board of Education
Ferguson, Missouri 1.) Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the U.S supreme court ruled separate but equal. 2.) They tired integrating the kindergarten but they didn't allow it. 3.) They outlawed public segregation in schools -
Lamar smith's Murder
Belzoni, Mississippi 1.) Mr. Smith was leading a voter-registration March when he was killed by white protesters -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Montgomery, Alabama 1.) Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man. 2.) She was arrested and she sparked the protests -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
1.) Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights act of 1957 2.) The goal of the 1957 Civil Rights Act was to ensure that all Americans could exercise their right to vote. -
Riots of Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas 1.) Nine students entered a all white school and riots broke out and the United States military was sent to up hold peace 2.) The 101st Airborne were sent to Little Rock to protect the nine students -
Black students sit in white only section
Greensboro, North Carolina 1.) Black students from a local school sat in a white only section in a diner -
Attack of Freedom Riders
Montgomery, Alabama 1.) The freedom riders rode interstate buses into segregated states 2.) The CORE, SNNC, and the NAACP helped the freedom riders 3.) The freedom riders clashed with the whites at Montgomery Alabama -
Cpl. Roman Ducksworth's Murder
Taylorsville, Mississippi. 1.) Cpl. Roman was riding a bus when he was thrown out and beaten and killed by the police force -
James Meredith Enrolls at Ole Miss
University of Mississippi 1.) When James tried to enroll into ole miss the school board denied him multiple times 2.) The government got involved by sending marshals then the military -
William Lewis Slain
Attalla, Alabama 1.) Willam was killed by white activists during a march against segregation -
Medgar Evers Assassination
Jackson, MS 1.) Medgar Evers was a Civil Rights activists 2.) Megar Evers just came home from a meeting with NAACP lawyers when white activists killed him -
March on Washington
Washington DC 1.) Protesters marched on Washington demanding civil rights and economic rights to African Americans 2.) This is where the famous speak "I Have A Dream' was given -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
US Congress 1.) Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 2.) This stated the act to enforce the constitutional right to vote -
Lt.Col Lemuel Penn's Death
Colbert, Georgia 1.) Lemuel was driving north when he was ambushed by klansmen and he was executed -
March to Selma
Selma, Alabama 1.) These marches were part of a voting rights movement for African Americans 2.) The protesters faced white protesters and state police 3.) This resulted in the introduction of the voting rights bill -
Assassination of MLK
Memphis, TN 1.)MLK came back from a rally and was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel when he got there 2.) The assassination widened the gape between whites and blacks and it angered many blacks -
First black supreme court Justice
US 1.) Marshall was a lawyer before he became a Supreme court justice member 2.) It furthered the civil rights movment
