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can alter how laws are interpreted or even deem them unconstitutional. it upheld the concept of "separate but equal," -
they served as fighter pilots, mostly escorting bombers over Italy and other parts of occupied Europe
their exceptional performance as fighter pilots during World War II, despite facing extreme racial discrimination, -
he became the first African American to play in the modern era -
President Harry S. Truman is credited with the integration of the Armed Forces, achieved through his signing of Executive Order 9981
effectively ending segregation within the military based on race, color, religion, or national origin
it marked the first major federal action to desegregate a large institution -
the court ruled that Heman Sweatt, an African American man, must be admitted to the University of Texas Law Schoo -
declared that racial segregation in public schools was inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional -
because the brutal nature of his murder, coupled with the fact that his killers were acquitted by an all-white jury, exposed the horrific realities of racial violence and injustice in the American South, -
Who: Rosa Parks
Where: Montgomery, Alabama
refused to give up her bus seat to a white man -
Who: The Little Rock Nine Students
Where: Little Rock, Arkansas
to identify the first African American students to desegregate Little Rock Central High School. -
Who: President Eisenhower
it marked the first major federal civil rights legislation passed since Reconstruction -
Who: The Greensboro Four
Where: Greensboro, North Carolina expressed the frustration of many African American people at the lack of progress in civil rights -
Where: From Northern Cities to Southern Cities from May 4 - Dec 10, 19
they were a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement -
abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections. -
Who: Vivian Malone James A. Hood
, succeeding against every legal, political and bureaucratic obstacle that blocked his path to becoming the university's first African-American student. -
Who: Martin Luther King Jr and 250,000 Americans
it brought immense national attention to the Civil Rights Movement, -
Who: Lee Harvey Oswald
Where: Dallas, Texas
is considered a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement because it propelled the movement forward by galvanizing public support and pressuring President Lyndon B. -
Who: President Johnson
, was a landmark piece of legislation that significantly advanced the Civil Rights -
Who: Thomas Hagan
Where: New York City
contributed to the development of Black nationalist ideology and the Black Power movement -
Who: Martin Luther King Jr. and 600 Civil Rights Marchers
Where: Selma, Alabama
the brutal televised images of Alabama state troopers attacking peaceful protestors on the Edmund Pettus Bridge brought national attention to the ongoing struggle for voting rights for African Americans -
Who: President Johnson
remove race-based restrictions on voting. It is perhaps the country's most important voting rights law, with a history that dates to the Civil War -
Who: President Johnson
EnlargeDownload Link Citation: An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States -
Who: James Earl Ray
Where: Memphis, Tennessee
more than 100 American inner cities exploded in rioting, looting, and violence.