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Cry of the Beloved Country- Timeline

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  • Cry of the Beloved Country- Published

    Cry of the Beloved Country- Published

  • Racial Discrimination was Instuitonalized (AA)

    Racial Discrimination was Instuitonalized (AA)

    Race laws touched every aspect of social life.
  • Truman Signs Executive Order (CR)

    Truman Signs Executive Order (CR)

    States that there shall be equality of treatment and oppurtinuty for all persons in the armed services no matter what color.
  • The Population Registraition Act (AA)

    The Population Registraition Act (AA)

    Required all South Africans to be racially classified.
  • Southern Christian Leadership conference is established by MLK. (CR)

    Southern Christian Leadership conference is established by MLK. (CR)

    The Southern Christian Leadership conference becomes a majoy force in organizing the civil rights movement.
  • Refusal (AA)

    Refusal (AA)

    A large group of African Americans in Sharpville refused to carry their passes.
  • James Meredith (CR)

    James Meredith (CR)

    He becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. This caused many violence and riots.
  • Martin Luther King Put to Jail (CR)

    Martin Luther King Put to Jail (CR)

    He was put to jail during the Antti-Segregation protests in Alabama.
  • President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act (CR)

    President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act (CR)

    The law also provides the Federal Government with the powers to enforce desegregation.