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NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in 1909. The NAACP was one of the earliest civil rights organization. The efforts by the NAACP would lead to case things like the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
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Counterculture - 50's through 60's
Counterculture means to have your own culture usually opposite from what is considered normal at the time. Rock music for example was a new type of music and counterculture to music heard before the 1950's. -
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Brown vs Board of Education
Brown vs Board of Education was a court case arguing about the segregation in public schools. In the 1954 the case was decided and segregation in public schools was banned. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was an event where African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. They refused to ride in protest of the segregated seating on the buses. -
SCLC
The SCLC was founded after the Montgomery Bus Boycott and its goal was to advance the fight for civil rights. Lead by Martin Luther King the SCLC used non-violent protest to fight segregation in the south. -
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Black Power - 60's through 70's
Black Power was the slogan associated with African Americans fight for equal rights during the 1960's. The Black Panther Party was a group during the Black Power Movement who used violence in hopes to gain equal rights. -
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The Feminist Movement - 60's through 70's
The 1960's and 1970's feminist movements is were the women fought to be equal as men. Women wanted to be independent and not be forced to stay at home as they were expected. -
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The Latino Moverment - 1960's
The goal of the Latino Movement of the Chicano Movement was to gain equal rights for Mexican American citizens in the US. The three goals of the movement were rights for famers, restoral of land and the Latino population wanted education reforms -
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Freedom Riders
The Freedom Riders were a group that rode interstates buses in the south to protest segregation. The Freedom Riders also tried to use things labeled "whites only" in order to protest. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a key march for freedom and equality in American history. Over 200,000 participated in the march and gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for Martin Luther King's
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a historic case in the history of the US. The case outlaw discrimination based on race, religion, sex and religion. -
Selma March
The Selma March was a march from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama. The March was lead by Southern Christian Leadership Conference in hopes to gain voting rights for African Americans. -
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Watts Riot
The riots in Watts, a predominantly black neighborhood in Los Angeles, began when police arrested a black man for suspected drunk driving. Riots broke out when spectators believed the incident was racial motivated by the white police who made the arrest. 4000 arrests were made by the riots end and there was $40 million worth of property damage. -
Martin Luther King's Assassination
Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was killed by James Earl Ray while on his hotel balcony. His deaths caused riots and protest from the African American community. -
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Roe vs. Wade
Roe vs. Wade was a case disputing the Texas law banning abortion unless it was necessary. The Supreme Court determined that having abortion be illegal was a violation of constitutional rights and abortion was made legal.
