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Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves.
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The Supreme Court ends racial segregation in schools.
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, sparking a year long boycott
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President Eisenhower signs this act to ensure voter rights and protection.
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Little Rock Central Highschool blocked African American students from entering prompting President Eisenhower to send troops as escorts.
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At Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his I have a dream speech about his vision for an equal world.