Civil Rights

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More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally for jobs and freedom.

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March on Washington

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Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

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Brown vs. the Board of Education

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When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a white man.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Prohibits racial discrimination in voting

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Separation of two or more races based on skin color

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segregation

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This amendment abolished (ended) slavery

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13th Amendment

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Which court case declared that segregation was constitutional?

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Who was a main leader in the fight for African Americans' equal rights in the 1960s?

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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Lyndon Johnson's plan for improving America and tackling poverty was called the...

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Great Society