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Over the period of the Atlantic Slave Trade, from approx 1526 to 1867, 12.5 million African men, women and children were brought to america
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The civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state, with the goal of taking control of the country achieving regional independence or changing government policies
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The 13th amendment to the U.S constitution officially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, with the exception of punishment for a crime.
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American Protests led white supemacist, far-right hate group
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the supreme court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional
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The Montgomery bus boycott was a 13 month mass protest against racial segregation on a public transit in Montgomery Alabama
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The freedom rides were a series of nonviolent political protests in 1961 were black and white activists rode interstate buses together through the American south to challenge the non-enforcement of supreme court rulings that outlawed segregation on public busses
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The civil rights act of 1964 is a landmark U.S law that outlawed discrimination based on race colour religion sex or national origin
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the March on Washington was a peaceful 1963 civil rights protest for jobs and freedom were an estimated 250000 people gathered to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans,
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The voting rights act of 1965 is a landmark U.S federal stature that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.