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the japanese issued a sneak attack and bombed pearl harbor. due to the bombing of pearl harbor franklin delano roosevelt asked congress to declare war on japan.
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supreme court decides that exclusions of african americans from voting in texas dem. primarily violates the 15th amendment
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franklin d. roosevelt dies and president truman takes presidential office
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supreme court rules that segragated seating on interstate buses is unconstitutional
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supreme court hears arguments in school segragation
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supreme court rules that public school segragation violates equal protection clause in 14th amendment
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university of alabama admits autherine lucy as its first african american student
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president kennedy issues executive order establishing presidential commitee on equal employment opportunity to investigate racial discrimination by government contractors
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martin luther king jr. gives his march on washington speech
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malcolm x is assasinated
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martin luther king jr. is assasinated
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nomination of G. harold to supreme court meet with strong opposition from civil rights groups and is rejected by senate
