civil rights
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- BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATIONMAY 17, 1954
- MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTTDECEMBER 5, 1955
- LITTLE ROCK NINE SEPTEMBER 25, 1957
- brown v. board of education was a civil rights act where the supreme court decided that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. it overruled Plessy v. Ferguson and allowed non-white students to go to school with white students.
- FREEDOM RIDERSMAY 4, 1961
- the montgomery bus boycott was a civil rights act where black people boycotted using public transportation to protest against racial segregation on public transportation. since black citizens mainly used public transportation, the boycott worked as the bus company began losing money.
- MARCH ON WASHINGTONAUGUST 28, 1963
- Nine African American students were enrolled into an all white school in order to desegregate schools. Violence took place onto the little rock nine which caused president Eisenhower to send soldiers to ensure the safety of the students.
- CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964JULY 2, 1964
- Freedom Riders were Civil Rights Activists who rode on buses throughout southern america to protest segregated bus terminals. Freedom riders were successful in convincing the federal government into integrating interstate travel
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