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George Wallace sworn in as Governor of Alabama
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrested in Birmingham by state police
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John Lewis and Reverened James Bevelbegin the peaceful Children's Crusade. All children participating were arrested.
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When the Crusade continues, bull Connor orders the use of fire hoses and attack dogs on the children protestors.
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Govenor Wallace stands in doorway to stop integration at University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
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Medgar Evers, first field secretary for NAACP in Mississippi assassinated.
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The March on Washington during which Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I have a Dream" speech.
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President Kennedy federalizes the Alabama National Guard forcing integration of public schools in that state.
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Four young girls killed in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham giving even more heft to the city's notorious moniker of "Bombingham."
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