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March on Washington
250,000 people attend the civil rights march "March on Washington" -
Civil Rights act of 1964
President Johnson signed the civil rights act of 1964 -
Selma to Montgomery march
Civil rights picketers marched from Selma to Montgomery on a protest -
Malcolm X assassinated
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First black Congressman
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First supreme court justice that is black
Thurgood Marshall was the first black supreme court justice -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
James Earl Ray convicted of his murder -
Nixon re-elected
Nixon recaptures white house from democrats -
Apollo mission complete
Neil Armstrong gets back from the moon -
US withdraws from war
The US withdrew from the vietnam war