Key Dates of the Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1955

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1944
Smith v Allwright case on voting rights.
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1946
Morgan v Virginia case on desegregating interstate buses.
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1947
CORE's Journey of Reconciliation. 'To Secure These Rights' report issued.
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1950
Sweatt v Painter case which resulted in Heman Sweatt's admission to the University of Texas's law school.
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1954
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court case.
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Card 2

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Morgan v Virginia case on desegregating interstate buses.

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1946

Card 3

Front

CORE's Journey of Reconciliation. 'To Secure These Rights' report issued.

Back

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Card 4

Front

Sweatt v Painter case which resulted in Heman Sweatt's admission to the University of Texas's law school.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court case.

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Preview of the back of card 5

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