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1954 Supreme Court declared segregated schools to be illegal
1955 Montgomery bus boycott (Rosa Parks) -> blacks didn't use buses
1963 March On Washington (over 200000 people) -> "I have a Dream"
1964 Civil Rights Act -> all Blacks should be equal in all matters
1965 Malcom X was assassinated
1968 King was assassinated
1971 "Busing" -> equal opportunities of education
1972 Equal Opportunity and Employment Act -> preferential hiring of ethnic minorities

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