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plessy vs. ferguson
the trains were defiant of the seperate but equal laws -
naacp is founded
the national accociation for the advancment of colored people is founded -
jackie robinson
jackie robinson becomes the first african american baseball player -
truman signs executive order 9981
"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin." -
murder of emmit till
emmit till, an african american, is kiddnapped and brutally murdered for whistling at a white girl -
rosa parks is arrested
rosa parks refused to move out of the front of the "colored" section for a white man and is arrested. this started the "montgomery bus boycott" -
little rock nine
nine african american refused to leave a school after being blocked at the front door. -
i have a dream speach
Martin Luther King gives his "ihave a dream" speech and about 200,000 people join in on "the march on washington" -
3 civil rights workers are killed
the bodies of three civil rights workers are found. two withes and one black were arrested on speeding charges then released to the ku klux klan and then killed by them. -
malcom X is murdered
black nationalist Malcom X is shot and killed -
"bloody sunday"
around 50 people are hospitalized after marching for rights and being blocked by tear gas, whips, and clubs -
black panthers founded
the black panthers are founded by huey newton -
MLK is murdered
Martin Luther King is killed at age 39 on the porch of his hotel room by james earl ray -
civil rights act of 1968
president johnson signs civil rights act of 1968 prohibiting discrimination on estate sales and rentals. -
black history month
negro histery week turns into black histery month
