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| form of protest that does not use violence |
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| Brown v Board of Education |
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| Important Supreme Court case where the court ruled that segregation in public schools was illegal |
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| rights guaranteed to all U.S. citizens by the U.S. Constitution |
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| African Americans and white supporters rode throughout the South to see if public transportation was obeying the law |
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| Event held on August 28, 1963 where more than 250,000 Americans gathered together in the nation's capital to show their support for civil rights |
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| Law passed that banned segregation in all public places in the U.S. |
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| Event in which African Americans carpooled or walked to work. It lasted over a year until the Supreme Court decided that segregation on public transportation was illegal. |
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| Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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| Law that protects the right of all citizens to vote |
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| Event in which four black students sat down at a lunch counter and ordered coffee. They were not served, but they refused to leave unti the store closed. |
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| Under this law, African Americans were separated from Whites in all public places |
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| when people stop using a product or service |
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| paying money in order to vote |
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| Lawyer who argued the case Brown v Board of Education before the Supreme Court. Later, he became the first African American to be appointed to the Supreme Court. |
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| Civil Rights leader who organized the March on Washington. His famous speech is entitled "I Have A Dream" |
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| Civil Rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man |
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| President of the U.S. who was assassinated. He was a supporter for Civil Rights. |
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| Brother of former president who was also assassinated for supporting Civil Rights. |
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| change to the Constitution that outlawed poll taxes |
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