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the supreme court of massachucets held that the state could require seprate and equal school for Negroes
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miisiipi becomes the first confederate state in enact laws limiting the right and liberties of blacks
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Indiana, Ohio, Michiagian, Masschusetts, Nebraks, Pennslyvania, Rhode island, and New York all adopted their own set of laws that prevented racial discrimination in public facilties
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alabama, arkansas, florida,geogia, louisiana, mississpi, maryland, north carolina, kentucky, tennessee,, virginna denied african americans equal access to public accomadations and transportation
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The Federal government gave approval for racial segregation. and by the late 1896 nearly all southern african americans had lost the right to vote and the doctrine of "sperate but equal" a law created by the suprme court was never used. African american community services were never funded
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The federal government imposed racial segergation in government offices in Washington, D.C
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Frankiln D. Roosevelt's administration reversed the policy of racial segergation in government buildings
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President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order to desegregate armed forces.
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The supreme court decided that legall sanctioned racial segregation was inherently unequal and that it was a violation of the 14th admendment
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Brown v.Board declares segregation in public schools
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Martin Luther KIng Jr. delivers the I Have a Dream speech
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Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated on the balconey of the Lorraine Notel, Memphis, Tennessee