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Origins of Slavery in VAThe first African slaves are brought to Virginia (Month and Day unknown)
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Harriet Tubman was born (Month and day unknown)
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Dred Scott Supreme Court decision - slaves do not have the right to bring a case to court and cannot be citizens (Month and day unknown)
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Abraham Bio Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the US; Civil War starts
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Emancipation ProclamationLincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
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13-15 Amendments 14th amendment to Constitution grants citizenship to former slaves
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MLK Martin Luther King, Jr. born on January 15, in Atlanta, Georgia
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Jackie RobinsonJackie Robinson is the first black man to play major league baseball
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Brown v. Board Brown v. Board of Education. The Supreme Court orders schools to desegregate
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R. Parks Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat up on a bus in Alabama
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I Have a Dream Dr. King gives "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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The Civil Rights Acts prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, or gender; Dr. King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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Thurgood Marshall appointed to the Supreme Court
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Dr. King is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee
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Barack ObamaBarack Obama became President of the USA.
