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Fences Timeline

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  • Brown v. Board (separate and uneaqual)

    Brown v. Board (separate and uneaqual)
    "Brown v. Board of Education." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.

  • Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Ala., sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

    Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Ala., sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
    Vox, Lisa. "Civil Rights Movement Timeline - 1951 to 1959." N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.

  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott ends, having successfully integrated Montgomery's buses.

    The Montgomery Bus Boycott ends, having successfully integrated Montgomery's buses.
    Vox, Lisa. "Civil Rights Movement Timeline - 1951 to 1959." N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.

  • Beginning of the story

    Beginning of the story

  • The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is established in Atlanta. King is appointed as the organization’s first president.

    The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is established in Atlanta. King is appointed as the organization’s first president.
    Lewis, Femi. "African-American History Timeline: 1950 to 1959." N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.

  • A Raisin in the Sun, a play written by Lorraine Hansberry opens on Broadway.

    A Raisin in the Sun, a play written by Lorraine Hansberry opens on Broadway.
    Lewis, Femi. "African-American History Timeline: 1950 to 1959." N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1960. It was designed to deal with discriminatory laws and practices in the segregated South, by which blacks had been effectively disfranchised since the late 19th and start of the 20th century.

    Civil Rights Act of 1960. It was designed to deal with discriminatory laws and practices in the segregated South, by which blacks had been effectively disfranchised since the late 19th and start of the 20th century.
    "Civil Rights Act of 1960." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.
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  • By 1980, over 4 million people had lost their jobs because of deindustrialization.

    By 1980, over 4 million people had lost their jobs because of deindustrialization.
    "Amistad Digital Resource." : Social and Economic Issues of the 1980s and 1990s. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.
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  • Harold Washington defeated Republican challenger Bernard Epton to become the first African American mayor of Chicago

    Harold Washington defeated Republican challenger Bernard Epton to become the first African American mayor of Chicago
    "Amistad Digital Resource." : Social and Economic Issues of the 1980s and 1990s. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.
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  • Alice Walker received the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Color Purple

    Alice Walker received the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Color Purple
    "Post–Civil Rights Era in African-American History." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.

  • President Ronald Reagan signed a bill in 1983 to create a federal holiday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King,

    President Ronald Reagan signed a bill in 1983 to create a federal holiday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King,
    "Post–Civil Rights Era in African-American History." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.

  • Jesse Jackson announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.

    Jesse Jackson announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
    "Amistad Digital Resource." : Social and Economic Issues of the 1980s and 1990s. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.

  • Fences is printed

    Fences is printed

  • Director Spike Lee's film Malcolm X was released

    Director Spike Lee's film Malcolm X was released
    "Post–Civil Rights Era in African-American History." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 May 2015.