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Jackie Robinson became the first black player in Major League Baseball, integrating professional sports and challenging racial segregation.
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President Harry Truman ordered the desegregation of the U.S. military, setting a precedent for racial integration in federal institutions.
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The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools were unconstitutional,overturning Plessy v. Ferguson and setting a legal precedent for desegregation
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Sparked by Rosa Parks’ arrest, this year-long boycott led to the desegregation of public buses and demonstrated the power of nonviolent protest.
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Nine Black students faced violent resistance when integrating Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, leading President Eisenhower to send federal troops to enforce desegregation.
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Four Black college students staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in North Carolina, sparking a nationwide wave of nonviolent protests against segregation.
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Black and white civil rights activists rode interstate buses into the segregated South to challenge non-enforcement of Supreme Court rulings that banned segregation in public transportation.
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Over 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, pushing for civil rights legislation.
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This landmark legislation outlawed segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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A voter registration drive aimed at increasing Black voter participation in the South faced violent resistance, including the murder of three civil rights workers.
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Following violent resistance to Black voter registration efforts, this law eliminated literacy tests and other barriers to voting, significantly increasing Black voter participation.
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The Supreme Court ruled that laws banning interracial marriage were unconstitutional, striking down state laws that upheld racial discrimination in marriage.
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Fair Housing Act ,passed after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, this law prohibited racial discrimination in housing, addressing segregation in neighborhoods and lending practices.
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The Supreme Court upheld busing as a method to desegregate schools, reinforcing federal commitment to racial integration.
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As the first Black woman to seek a major party’s nomination, Chisholm challenged racial and gender barriers in American politics.
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While slightly beyond 1975, this case shaped affirmative action policies, highlighting the ongoing impact of the Civil Rights Movement on education and equal opportunity.