1. Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement
... Rustin and A. Philip Randolph on May 17, 1957 that was supported by the president of the NAACP, Roy Wilkins as a way to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision that ended segregation in the public schools. Also seen at this event was the "Give Us The Ballot" Speech given by Dr. King that called for voting rights for ... when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus in 1955 that led to a US Supreme Court case Browder v. Gayle in 1956 that made the segregation of buses unconstitutional uner the 14th Amendment of the US...
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