Timeline by Nicolai Swenson https://padlet.com/nicoswenson2025/tm0608fuecxj57cy Made with mirth en-us 2023-02-09 18:03:17 UTC 2025-11-09 10:07:13 UTC hello@padlet.com May 17, 1954: Brown vs. Board of Education nicoswenson2025 https://padlet.com/nicoswenson2025/tm0608fuecxj57cy/wish/2478833193 5 cases that were decided to become 1 by the supreme court, successfully ended racial segregation in public schools, some private schools however stayed segregated. 

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https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline]]> 2023-02-13 12:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoswenson2025/tm0608fuecxj57cy/wish/2478836318 September 4, 1957: Little Rock Nine nicoswenson2025 https://padlet.com/nicoswenson2025/tm0608fuecxj57cy/wish/2478842742 Nine black students blocked from entering Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. President Eisenhower then sends troops to escort the students, but they continue to be harrassed. 

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https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline]]> 2023-02-13 12:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoswenson2025/tm0608fuecxj57cy/wish/2478860084 February 21, 1965: Malcolm X is assassinated nicoswenson2025 https://padlet.com/nicoswenson2025/tm0608fuecxj57cy/wish/2478870479 During a rally by the members of the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X is assassinated by multiple gunshots to his chest. 

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https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline]]> 2023-02-13 13:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoswenson2025/tm0608fuecxj57cy/wish/2478878478 April 4, 1968: MLK assassinated nicoswenson2025 https://padlet.com/nicoswenson2025/tm0608fuecxj57cy/wish/2478977444 On the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He was shot by James Earl Ray who was convicted in 1969. MLK suffered one shot at the face. 

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement-timeline]]> 2023-02-13 13:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicoswenson2025/tm0608fuecxj57cy/wish/2478977444 April 11, 1968: Fair Housing Act nicoswenson2025 https://padlet.com/nicoswenson2025/tm0608fuecxj57cy/wish/2479006069 President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968 or the Fair Housing Act. This provides equal housing opportunity regardless of race, religion, or national origin. 

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