Civil Rights Movement Timeline: The Journey to Freedom and Equality by Winston Burgos Roa

1955 Montgomery bus boycott

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement, was a 13-month protest against segregated seating on Montgomery, Alabama city buses, sparked by Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat, and led to a Supreme Court ruling declaring such segregation unconstitutional.

1957 Groups of African Americans

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The Little Rock Nine, a group of African American students, face violent resistance while attempting to integrate Little Rock Central High School.

1960 Four initiate

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The Greensboro Four initiate the sit-in movement, challenging segregation at lunch counters

1961 Freedom rides

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The Freedom Rides, organized by CORE, challenge segregation on interstate buses and bus terminal

1963: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, culminating in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, galvanizes the movement and demands civil rights legislation

1964: The Civil Rights

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The Civil Rights Act, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin