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Slavery
People were kidnapped from continent of Africa, forced into slavery in the American colonies and exploited to work as indentured servants and labour in the production of crops such as tobacco and cotton -
Protection Law for Black people
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The right to vote for Black people
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Jim Crow Laws
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Supreme Court Plessy v, Ferguson
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President Truman Abolishes Segregation in Armed Services
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Brown V. Board of Education
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Rosa Parks Says "NAW" On a Bus
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President Eisenhower Signs Civil Rights Act Of 1957
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Ruby Bridges Integrates An Elementary School in New Orleans
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Freedom Rides
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March On Washington
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LBJ Signs Civil Rights Act Of 1964
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Voting Rights Act Signed By LBJ
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Civil Rights Act, Fair Housing Act Signed By LBj
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Obamas election