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President Truman abolishes segregation in the Armed Forces
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Brown vs. The Board of Education was a landmark case in the Supreme Court which rules the idea of separated schools for whites and blacks unconstitutional
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The attendence of the 9 African-American students in Little Rock was a landmark in educational desegregation
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The more brutal side of racism was exposed to the Nation and it spurred an even stronger push for equality.
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Became an iconic event in the civil rights movement, first case of it's nature to become big.
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It was an Civil Rights Activist Organization lead by Martin Luther King Jr. It played a huge part in the struggle for equal rights.
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African Americans were constantly shunned from a specific lunch counter store even though they were still able to purchase merchandise from the store, this eventually led to them round up people, getting more and more each time, to sit in the establishment with them, it eventually led to boycotts of the company and this time of revolt spread across the
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee helped students of color or race take part in nonviolent protests. It was initiated February 1st of that year with the Greensboro Sit-Ins, it was later founded in April
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The first freedom ride left Washington D.C. on May 4, 1961. The Freedom Riders were activists who boarded interstate buses and rode into the heavily segregated south where they challenged the segregation laws.
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He was the first African American to be admitted into a white university.
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The letter written by Dr. King enjoyed widespread publication and became a key piece of text used for the Civil Rights Movement in the early 60's.
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Set an example of extreme police brutality and called for social and legal reform
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It was an act of terrorism as white supremesists bombed an African American church and killed four girls. It was considered a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement and contributed to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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An anonymous letter was posted in the Catholic Bulliten in response to someone offering aid to those affected by the bombing. The response was full of hate and negatively criticsizing for wanted to help the African- Americans.
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The 24th amendment prohibited Congress and the states to place a poll tax when voting
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The murder of the three Civil Rights Activists sparked national outrage and contributed to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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It was a major piece of U.S Legislation that ended unequality and segregation. All races were granted euqal rights and the Government took many actions to enforce it.
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The March on Washington was one of the largest political rallies in U.S. history, it is estimates that 75-80% of the participants were African-American. The protest was fighting for civil and economic rights for African- Americans.
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Malcolm X was a large civil rights leader in the African- American community
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A voting act passed in order to allow racial minorities to vote in the United States
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Signed by President Johnson in 1965, it made work enviroment equal for all.
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Armed blacks fought against police officers in a display of violence. It made a big impact because up until then, most protests were non violent.
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The marriage of a black woman and a white man got each of them a year in prison, resulted in a large boom of interracial marriages and end the prohibition of interracial marriages
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The image of the Civil Rights Movement was erased when Dr. King was assasinated. He is one of the most iconic political figures of all time and his time was a big shock to the nation.
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Expanded on the things stated in 1964 but added additional enforcement of the laws.
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The six day riot caused by the large number of blacks migrating ti the city resulted in 34 deaths, over 1000 injuries, and around 3,000 arrests. Up until the one in 1992, it was the most severe.
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Civil Rights protest in nothern Ireland that went violent. British paratroopers shot and killed 14 people. The irish people who were shot were trying to get equality.
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An act passed to help employees sueing their employers for discrimination.
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One of the most violent riots in modern U.S history and the worst one in LA. In a span of six days, 53 people were killed and more than 2000 were injured. They started when a videotape was released showing a black man getting beat by police. Eventually, the national guard were called in to put a stop to it.
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Caused national outrage towards the shooter George Zimmerman. It is one of the most controversal shootings in modern times.
