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Dien Bien Phu
Vietnam gained its indpendence -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Schools were now integrated -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was forced out of her seat in a bus by a white man because she was sitting in the front of the bus. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
After the ordeal with Rosa Parks, a lot of the Black community boycotted the bus. -
Greensboro Sit-ins
Colored people at in segrated coffee shops in Greensboro until they were servered. -
Civil Rights Marches
Black rights activits marched in Washington D.C. with the hopes that the Civil Rights bill would be passed. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil rights act was passed, giving blacks rights and eliminating segrigation -
Malcom X Assination
Malcom X, a famous black rights activist, was assissnated. This was probably because he used violence to get people to want rights -
Voting Rights Act Passed
The Voting Rights Act was passed, giving African Americans the complete right to vote, with no restrictions. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is assinated
Martin Luther King Jr. was assinated because of his political agenda. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968 Passed
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is passed, granting Black citizens with more complete rights, and those rights were better protected. -
Saigon Am Embassy Falls
The Saigon Embassy fell