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civil rights
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america enters the war
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. -
violation of the 15th amendment
supreme court decides that exclusions of african americans from voting in texas dem. primarily violates the 15th amendment -
trumAN TAKES OFFICE
franklin d. roosevelt dies and president truman takes presidential office -
unconstitutional
supreme court rules that segragated seating on interstate buses is unconstitutional -
school
supreme court hears arguments in school segragation -
segragation in school
supreme court rules that public school segragation violates equal protection clause in 14th amendment -
1 of a kind student
university of alabama admits autherine lucy as its first african american student -
executive order
president kennedy issues executive order establishing presidential commitee on equal employment opportunity to investigate racial discrimination by government contractors -
march on washington
martin luther king jr. gives his march on washington speech -
assasination
malcolm x is assasinated -
assasination
martin luther king jr. is assasinated -
supreme court nominee
nomination of G. harold to supreme court meet with strong opposition from civil rights groups and is rejected by senate
