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nguyeben002 — 2023-12-14 17:13:59 UTC

The Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States

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nguyeben002 — 2023-12-14 17:14:12 UTC

murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 brought nationwide attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi.

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nguyeben002 — 2023-12-14 17:14:15 UTC

federal appeals court ordered the University of Mississippi to kick James Meredith from school, an African-American student. Upon his arrival, a mob of more than 2,000 white people rioted; two people were killed.

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nguyeben002 — 2023-12-14 17:14:18 UTC

African American did’nt want to ride the buses which resulted in the Supreme Court ruling segregation on public buses unconstitutional.

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nguyeben002 — 2023-12-14 17:14:22 UTC

group of courageous civil rights activists who challenged the segregation laws in the southern United States. result of their work, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) issued regulations banning segregation in interstate travel that fall.

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nguyeben002 — 2023-12-14 17:14:25 UTC

African American had a goal to increase voter registration among African Americans in Mississippi. resulted in various protests, freedom schools, freedom housing, freedom libraries, and a collective rise in awareness of voting rights and disenfranchisement experienced by African Americans in Mississippi.

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nguyeben002 — 2023-12-14 17:14:28 UTC

President Lyndon Johnson sent a voting rights bill to Congress. It provided for direct federal intervention to enable African Americans to register and vote and banned tactics long designed to keep them from the polls.

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nguyeben002 — 2023-12-14 17:14:30 UTC

Prohibited states from requiring payment of a poll tax as a condition for voting in federal elections. Impact was now their is more free and fair elections

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nguyeben002 — 2023-12-14 17:14:33 UTC

Prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. Help African Americans be more equal to whites and more rights

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nguyeben002 — 2023-12-14 17:14:35 UTC

starting point for three marches in support of African-Americans' right to vote. These marches were crucial to the eventual passage of the Voting Rights Act. After the Government seen this they made the Voting Rights Act.