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Plessy v Ferguson
allowed states to deteremine their own "seperate but equal laws" -
Brown v Board of education
Decided that the segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. -
Emmett till murder
A fourteen year old black boy was kidnapped and beaten, after which he was killed by lethal shot to the head. This was after he flirted with a white female cashier. -
Crisis in Little Rock
Nine black students were admitted to an Arkansas high school, and the governer sent national guard to keep them from entering the school. -
freedom riders
a group of 13 black and white bus riders, joined on a couple buses, traveled through the south to protest segregation on the buses. -
Integration of Ole Miss
Riots erupted on the University of Mississippi, where they were disagreeing with the enrollment of James Meredith. Two people were killed during the chaos. -
MLK march
A movement organized by the SCLC to help with the advancment of integration in the south. -
Freedom Summer
Volunteer campaign where as many African-American voters attempted to register in Mississippi. -
Civil rights act
outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
1967 race riots
A violent urban uprising in Detriot, Michigan. The police and military were involed, and 43 people were killed, 1000 peopleinjured, and almost 7,200 arrested. The riot lasted five days.
