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Martin Luther King Jr.'s inspiration,Gandhi was assassinated. This happened in New Delhi India.
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Brown v. Board of Education declared segregation illegal in public schools. The NAACP was founded in 1909. This is being counted as legislation.
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her spot on a bus to a white man. She was sent to jail and was a civil rights leader.
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Gave African Americans more voting rights. Senator Strom Thurmond sustained a 24 hour 18 minute one-man filibuster.
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was founded by Ella Baker. It organized many events like the March on Washington!
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Freedom Riders left Washington D.C. They were a group of college students going to the South to gain rights.
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African Americans march on Washington. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Draem" speech.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended racial segregation and helped African Americans vote. It was a big deal to African Americans.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was 35 years old at the time.
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The Black Panther Party was founded. They advocate for things such as the immediate release of all blacks from jail andexemption from military service for all blacks. It was founded by civil right leaders Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
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Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech. He was assassinated one day later.
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MLK was killed in Memphis. Riots broke out in over 100 cities.
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Tommie Smith and John Carlos placed first and third in the 200m in the 1968 Olympics. On the podium they raised their fists for black power.
