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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued
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The Civil Rights Movement
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The 13th and 14th amendment are passed
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
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The 15th Amendment is passed
Congressed passed the 15th Amendment, giving African American men the right to vote. "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded
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Jackie Robinson breaks major league color barrier
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President Truman signs Executive Order 9981 which ends segregation in the Armed Forces
"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin." -
Brown Vs. Board Education
"We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” -Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court -
Murder of Emett Till
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Rosa parks is arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Segragation on buses in Alabama ends
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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is established and Martin Luther King Jr. is made president.
"We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline." -Martin Luther King Jr. -
Little Rock Central High School Integration
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James Meredith becomes the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi
"I considered myself engaged in a war from Day One. And my objective was to force the federal government - the Kennedy administration at that time - into a position where they would have to use the United States military force to enforce my rights as a citizen." -James Meredith -
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Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Bloody Sunday
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The militant Black Panthers are founded
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LBJ signs Fair Housing Act 1968
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Martin Luther King Jr. is assinated
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Barack Obama becomes the first African American president
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
