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Cry of the Beloved Country- Published
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Racial Discrimination was Instuitonalized (AA)
Race laws touched every aspect of social life. -
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)
Required all South Africans to be racially classified. -
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)
A large group of African Americans in Sharpville refused to carry their passes. -
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)
He was put to jail during the Antti-Segregation protests in Alabama. -
President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act (CR)
The law also provides the Federal Government with the powers to enforce desegregation.
