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| legislation that integrated schools |
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| NAACP lawyer for Linda Brown in Brown v. Board I. Also first African American justice on the SCOTUS. |
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| when a school tried to integrate, but the public rose against the students, forcing national military action against the protestors |
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the first major protest of the CRM, all the blacks in Montgomery boycotted the busses for a month, which greatly affedted the economy
this brought attention to the Movement |
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a means of nonviolent protesting where, no matter what, you sit still
this was the main form of protest during the civil rights movement, and it got sympathy for the protestors because they were tormented, but never fought back |
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| where the southern people in congress delayed the passing of the Civil Rights Bill by all means possible |
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| no discrimination in public facilities and in voter registration. Fed gov't can hold money from states and local areas not complying. |
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| Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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| no literacy tests. federal officials can register new voters. |
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