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The Korean war started when North Korea invaded South Korea. -
It unsegregated schools throughout america. -
The United Nations ended the war. -
The Vietnam war was fought between north and south america, and it went on for eight-years. -
African Americans refused to ride the bus due to segregated seating. -
The little rock crisis happened when nine black students joined the all white little rock high school. -
The March on Washington was a peaceful protest against racial discrimination. -
Vice president took over after JFK was assassinated. -
The man that killed him was Lee Harvey Oswald. He was a veteran. -
According to national archives"Despite Kennedy's assassination in November of 1963, his proposal culminated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. President Lyndon Johnson signed it into law just a few hours after it was passed by Congress on July 2, 1964." -
The Black Panther Party, was a black power political party. -
According to Wikipedia "The Summer of Love was a social phenomenon that occurred during the summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people, mostly young people sporting hippie fashions of dress and behavior, converged in San Francisco's neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury." -
When he got drafted he risked his career by refusing to serve in the war because of his religion. -
According to Wikipedia James Earl Ray was convicted for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, and went on the run in London. -
According to Wikipedia "Robert James Hutton, also known as "Lil' Bobby", was the treasurer and first recruit to join the Black Panther Party. Alongside Eldridge Cleaver and other Panthers, he was involved in an ambush on Oakland police that wounded two officers. Hutton was killed by the police under disputed circumstances." -
He wrote the the song to show black empowerment. -
According to the Office of The Historian"On April 30, 1975, NVA tanks rolled through the gate of the Presidential Palace in Saigon, effectively ending the war."