1940-1960

By MckenziD

  • Hattie McDaniel wins Academy Award

  • Dr. Charles Drew becomes 1st African American surgeon

  • CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) send 16 men on the Journey of Reconciliation

  • Brown v. Board of Education- US Supreme Court outlaws racial segregation in schools

  • Desegregating Little Rock

  • Four black students being sit-ins at lunch counters in Greensboro, NC

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