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15th Amendment
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NAACP Founded
NAACP was founded by W. E. B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Church Terrell, Joel and Arthur Spingarn, Josephine Ruffin, Mary Talbert, Inez Milholland, Jane Addams, Florence Kelley, Sophonisba Breckinridge, John Haynes Holmes, Mary McLeod Bethune, George Henry White, Charles Edward Russell, John Dewey, William Dean Howells, Lillian Wald, Charles Darrow, Lincoln Steffens, Ray Stannard Baker, Fanny Garrison Villard, and Walter Sachs -
Pres. Truman wipes out Segregation in Military
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Voting Rights of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Trayvon Martin
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Jordan Russell Davis
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#BlackLivesMatter was formed
The History of #BlackLives MatterAlicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi founded Black Lives Matter -
Renisha McBride
Renisha McBrode was killed by Theodroe Wafer at age 19 -
Eric Garner
Eric Garner was killed by Officer Daniel Pantaleo at age 43 -
John Crawford
john Crawford was killed by police at age 22 -
Michael Brown
Michael Brown was killed by Officer Darren Wilson at age 18 -
Laquan J. McDonald
Laquan McDonald was killed by Officer Jason Van Dyke at age 17 -
Sandra Bland
Sandra Bland was killed in police custody at age 28
