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Benjamin Franklin's petition
Benjamin Franklin petitions Congress to abolish slavery. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" passionately advocates for end of slavery -
U.S. citizenship
Mexicans in New Mexico receive full U.S. citizenship after state’s admission to Union. -
Bracero Program
Bracero Program invites Mexican citizens to work temporarily in U.S. -
Segregation in public schools
In Brown v. Board of Education, Supreme Court unanimously rules segregation in public schools unconstitutional. -
Martin Luther King Jr. speech
250,000 people attend Washington to hear Martin Luther King Jr. deliver "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin. -
Immigrants working in U.S.
President Bush proposes "guest worker" plan permitting undocumented immigrants working in U.S. to apply for temporary status -
Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor becomes first Latina Supreme Court justice. -
Banning Muslim immigrants
Federal courts halt enforcement of President Trump’s order effectively banning Muslim immigrants from seven countries.