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Rachel Carson
She becomes bedridden, which delayed publication of her book. -
Ella Baker
Left SCLC after the Greensboro sit-ins -
Rachel Carson
Just as she was almost fully recovered, she discovered cysts in her left breast, which required mastectomy. -
Ella Baker
Meeting with student leaders of sit-ins. Founded SNCC during the meeting -
Haper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird is published. -
Rachel Carson
The tumor was malignant and the cancer had spread. -
Ella Baker
Worked with CORE to organize Freedom Rides. -
Haper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize. -
Fannie Hamer
She attends a protest meeting -
Fannie Hamer
Her and 17 other African-Americans go to the county courthouse to register themselves. -
Rachel Carson
Weeks leading up to publication, there’s strong opposition to the book. -
Fannie Hamer
Got fired from her job because of the registry. -
Rachel Carson
Silent Spring is publsihed -
Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird movie premiers in Hollywood. -
Malcolm X
Doesn’t understand why blacks are excited to see a statue of a white president that didn’t even like them when he was alive. -
Rachel Carson
TV special “The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson” aired. -
Fannie Hamer
Her and 2 other African-Americans were arrested for attending a training workshop. -
Malcolm X
Because of his “Chickens Come Home to Roost” speech about the assassination of President Kennedy, he is suspended from representing the Nation of Islam. -
Malcolm X
Leads one of the largest civil rights events, which was the Unity Rally in Harlem -
Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird movie is nominated for 8 Academy Awards. -
Fannie Hamer
Shot at Winona, Mississippi jail and suffered permanent kidney damage. -
Malcolm X
New York Times said he was the second best speaker in the US. -
Rachel Carson
She was given a flurry of awards. -
Rachel Carson
The movement had lost momentum due to attacks on the book and to Carson. -
Malcolm X
Begins writing his autobiography in collaboration with Alex Haley. -
Ella Baker
SNCC helped create Freedom Summer. -
Malcolm X
Meets Martin Luther King Jr. -
Rachel Carson
She died due to many things. All her sickness, the radiation therapy for her breast cancer, the cancer had gotten to her liver, and a heart attack, which had been fatal. -
Fannie Hamer
Helped found the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. -
Ella Baker
Helped SCLC form the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. -
Malcolm X
Breaks away from the Nation of Islam and forms Muslim Mosque, Inc. -
Malcolm X
Visits Makka and Africa. After visiting Makka and seeing the beauty of humanity being united, he embraces true Islam. -
Ella Baker
Returns to NYC and fought for human rights until her death -
Fannie Hamer
Worked with SNCC, helped organize Freedom Summer African-American voter registration drive in Mississippi. -
Malcolm X
Comes back to America thinking differently about white people. -
Malcolm X
Forms Organization for Afro-American Unity. -
Malcolm X
Returns to Africa and meets with African leaders. -
Harper Lee
Burnt herself in a kitchen accident and that kept her from writing. -
Malcolm X
House is firebombed in the morning -
Malcolm X
During an adress, he is shot several times at 3:10 p.m. and is pronounced dead upon arrival to a hospital. -
Malcolm X
Ove 20,000 atttend his funeral. -
Fannie Hamer
Ran for congress in Mississippi but was unsuccessful. -
American Indian Movement
Assisted Indians achieve goals. For example, economic independence, revitalization of traditional culture, protection of legal rights, and, most especially, autonomy over tribal areas and the restoration of lands that they believed had been illegally seized.