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Schools were segregated between black and white people. A man by the name of Oliver Brown would file a class-action suit against the board of education in topeka, after his daughter wasn't able to enter the all white school. eventually the governor and Supreme Court made it illegal for segregated schools. this was a big part in the Civil Rights movement because it was the first major step of getting rid of segregation.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement

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Everything in the U.S was mostly segregated and a women by the name of Rosa Parks would make a decision that completely changed the U.S forever. Parks was an african American who would not give up her seat to a white man in front of the bus. She was arrested  and that prompted the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement

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MLK Jr. and Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-56

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MLK Jr. and Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-56

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After Rosa Parks was arrested, a man by Martin Luther King Jr. would lead a peaceful protest called the Montgomery Bus Boycott. it was a protest against racial discrimination and segregation. this protest which lasted for 381 days would make MLK Jr. one of the main and most impactful leaders during the Civil Rights movement.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement

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after segregation was made illegal in schools from the trial of Brown v. Board of Education, A central high school in arkansas asked for volunteers of an all black school to attend their formerly segregated all white school. 9 african Americans known as "little Rock Nine" tried to attend the school but they were greeted by the Arkansas National Guard and by a threatening and screaming white mob. they didn't let the students enter the school. President Eisenhower had federal troops escort them to class but the students were still being harassed.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement

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7 black and six white activists  embarked on a bus tour of the American south to protest segregated bus terminals. they tried to use all white rest-rooms and lunch counters. they faced violence from the police and white protesters which gained international attention.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement

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Martin Luther king would give one of the most famous speeches ever in American history during the March on Washington. about 200,000 people of all races came to washington D.C to have a peaceful march for the purpose of freedom and jobs. the main part of the march was MLK Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. it became a slogan for freedom and equality.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement

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since jobs were segregated and discriminated people fought so hard for a change and that led to the Civil Rights Act in 1964.President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. it was initiated by JFK. MLK and other activists were there to witness the signing. The law made everyone employed was equal.
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The March on Washington definitely angered a lot of people and during the Selma to Montgomery March where around 600 civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery they would face a lot of violence known as "bloody sunday". they for protesting black voter suppression. the local police would come and attack the protesters. some protesters kept moving forward but MLK wanted to remain peaceful. King gained federal protection for other marches. It was important to the Civil Rights because it showed how willing the people were to fight for what is right, and they were able to gain federal protection.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement

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Voting was very hard for African Americans to accomplish. They would have to take literacy tests that really made no sense and the person grading it would decide if you got the right answer or not. the voting act got rid of that. it also allowed for examiners to look over voter qualifications. this was a big part of the Civil Rights because it was the next step for African Americans to really get a say in the government.

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After all the things MLK Jr. did (speeches, marches, protests)people who didn't agree with him were out to kill and get rid of him just like they did with Malcolm X back in February of 1965. one day MLK Jr. was standing on his balcony and was shot by a man by the name of James Earl Ray. After the assassination it made it harder for people and put more pressure on them to go through and push for the Civil Rights laws. This was a big part in the Civil Rights because the main leader and the man and hope of the people was dead and now they would have to take over. MLK Jr. and his actions still reign through till this day.