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President Truman issues order to rid segregation in the armed forces
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Ended racial segregation in public schools. Although Some schools still remained segregated
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14 year old African American brutally murdered for allegedly flirting with a white woman. Brings international attention to the Civil Rights Movement.
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Refuses to give up seat on bus for a white man. Results in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Nine African American kids harassed and blocked from trying to enter Little Rock Central High School.
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Law allows federal prosecution of those who suppress others right to vote.
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first student to integrate in William Fragrant Elementary School in New Orleans. Inspired a painting by Norman Rockwell.
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Took bus trips through the south of America to protest segregated buses.
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Martin Luther King gives his "I Have A Dream" speech
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Bomb kills four young girls before service and begins more protests
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Prevented employment discrimination due to race, color, sex, religion, or national origin
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Assassinated during a rally by members of the Nation of Islam
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600 civil rights marchers walk to Selma, Alabama to Montgomery. Police block protesters and attack them.
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Prevents the use of literacy tests as a voting requirement.
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Assassinated on the balcony of his hotel room
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Provides equal housing opportunity regardless of race, religion, or national origin
