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In 1963, Coral Way Elementary School in Miami, Florida starts the first bilingual and bicultural school. This was in response to the large number of Cuban immigrant children arriving into the US.
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The Civil Rights Act becomes law. The law was made to prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson signed The Immigration Act of 1965 into law, abolishing the National Origins Formula. The abolishment resulted in making American classrooms more diverse, welcoming a large number of Latin American and Asian American students into classrooms.
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One of the prime Civil Rights activists, Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Shortly after, Martin Luther King Day was made a Federal holiday landing on the third Monday in January. The holiday is to remember Dr. King's life and legacy.
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The Indian Education Act is enacted into law. The law ensures that the unique needs for Alaska Native and Native American students are met in an efficient way.
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The act becomes a law. The law is made to protect the rights of students with limited English proficiency.
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The Refugee Act was a build-on of the Immigration Act of 1965. The act was signed into law by former President Jimmy Carter. With this law in motion, it brought thousands of Haitian and Cuban immigrants to Florida.
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The act resulted in an annual increase of 700,000 immigrants. This resulted in adding more diversity to schools in the US.
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California voters passed Proposition 187 in backlash to undocumented immigrants entering the US. This resulted in benefit denial (public education) to illegal immigrants in CA.
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Banks's book was a significant piece of writing, because it contributed to the multiculturalism in education. His book was about educating citizens within a multicultural society.
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