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Ronald Wilson Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the fortieth President of the United States of America, serving the term from 1981 to 1989. Preceding his career as the president of the state, he had served as the 33rd Governor of the state of California from 1967-1975. He was a person with a versatile personality. He had been a lifeguard, an actor, and an active member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and had even been appointed the president of the latter before joining proper politics. -
Civil rights movement
Johnson(1963-1969)
1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964(L)
1965: Malcolm X shot to death(R); Voting Rights Act of 1965(L); March to Selma, Montgomery(E)
1966: Black Panthers formed by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale(P)
1967: Stokely Charmichael coins the term "black power"(P)
1968: MLK assassinated(R)