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Period: Jan 1, 1560 to
African slaves and indentured servants brought to North America
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1st large scale slave revolts
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massive rebellion by freemen fails
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Fugitive Slave Act
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Emancipation Proclamation
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13th Amendment
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14th amendment
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Period: to
Jim Crow Laws passed
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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NAACP founded
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National Urban League founded
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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters founded
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Nation of Islam founded
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CORE founded
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Malcolm X becomes minister of Nation of Islam
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Period: to
Civil Rights Era
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Brown v Board
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Emmet Till murdered
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Rosa Parks arrested
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Period: to
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
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King founds SCLC
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Ruby Bridges attends all white school
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Period: to
Freedom Rides
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Brimingham March
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March on Washington
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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King receives Nobel Peace Prize
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Black Panther Party formed
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Thurgood Marshall elected to the Supreme Court
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Cvil Rights Act of 1968
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King assassinated
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Black History Month established
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Harold Washington = 1st black mayor of Chicago
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MLK jr.'s birthday becomes a national holiday
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Civil Rights Act of 1991 passed
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President Obama elected
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MLK jr. Memorial Dedication
