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Fritz Eichenberg created the work of art Subway.
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Joseph Paul Vorst created the artwork After the Flood.
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Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.
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President Truman issued this order abolishing racial discrimination in the armed forces.
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The court case Brown v. Board of Education ruled that "separate bu equal" schools were unconstitutional.
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Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.
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The Supreme Court declared the Alabama laws requiring segregated buses unconstitutional.
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Martin Luther King delivers his "I Have A Dream Speech," advocating the end of racism.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination of women and racial minorities.
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Kara Walker created the work of art titled A Warm Summer Evening in 1863.
