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Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Movement. A few main events. 1954. Brown vs. Board of Education—unconstitutional May 17th. 1955. August 28 th Emmett Till From Chicago Tallahatchie River 14-years-old. 1957. September 24 th -25 th Dwight D. Eisenhower Central High School Little Rock, Arkansas

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Civil Rights Movement

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  1. Civil Rights Movement A few main events

  2. 1954 • Brown vs. Board of Education—unconstitutional • May 17th

  3. 1955 • August 28th • Emmett Till • From Chicago • Tallahatchie River • 14-years-old

  4. 1957 • September 24th-25th • Dwight D. Eisenhower • Central High School • Little Rock, Arkansas • 9 Students • Federal Troops

  5. 1963 • Tougaloo Students • Sit-ins at Woolworth’s in Jackson, Mississippi • Coming of Age in Mississippi • George C. Wallace and JFK • “I Have a Dream” delivered in Washington, D.C. • 16th Street Church Bombing in Birmingham, Alabama—four children dead

  6. 1964 • Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Prohibits discrimination in voting, jobs, and public accommodations • MLK is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

  7. 1968 • MLK is assassinated • Memphis, Tennessee • James Earl Ray

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