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14th amendment
The 14th Amendment gives citizenship to everyone born in the U.S -
Jackie Robertson
Jackie Robinson was the first Black player in Major League Baseball breaking the color barrier. -
The murder of emit till
Accused of whistling at a white woman, and was kidnapped and killed by two white people. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott started After Rosa Parks’s got arrested for sitting in the wrong place on the bus. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine were nine Black students who joined an all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. -
March on Washington
Over 250,000 people gathered in Washington DC to demand equal rights for African Americans -
“ I had a dream” speech
Martin Luther King spoke about his dream for equal rights and an end to racism. -
16th St Church bombing
in Birmingham, Alabama a bomb set by the Ku Klux Klan exploded killing 4 African American girls and injuring others. -
Civil rights act
The civil rights movement was a fight for equal rights for Black Americans -
Loving v Virginia
a Black woman and a white man, were arrested for marrying in Virginia. -
Martin Luther kings assassination
King is shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. -
Fair house act
it was illegal to refuse to sell or rent a home because of a person's race, religion, or other reasons. -
Regret of University of cali
Allan Bakke a white man was rejected from medical school he said it was unfair because the school saved spots for minority students.