The Civil Rights Movement
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What's the Civil Rights Movement?
People
The Little Rock Nine
Daisy Bates
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcolm X
George Wallace
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jackie Robinson
James Meredith
Rosa Parks
John F Kennedy
Thurgood Marshall
Emitt Till
Places
Little Rock, AR
Selma, AL
Birmingham, AL
Montgomery, AL
Atlanta, GA
Greensboro, NC
Events
Brown vs. Board of Education
Integration of Little Rock Central High School
Woolworth's Sit-Ins
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
March on Washington
MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech
Rosa Parks' Bus Ride
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Assassination of MLK
Malcolm X: Assassinated
Ole Miss University
University of Alabama
Hoxie: The First Act
Thurgood Marshall Appointed Supreme Court Justice
Why Can't I Sit by Him? A Look at Segregated Facilities
Bibliography
Ole Miss
In 1962, James Meredith was to be the first black student to be admitted at the school. However, he was declined and riots at the school arisen. Through negotiations with President Kennedy, Meredith was allowed in.
