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Baseball Hall of Fame
Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball palyer to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. -
University of Mississippi
James Meredith becomes the first black student at University of Mississippi. President Kennedy had to send 500 US troops to the school because rioting broke out. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Cuban Missle Crisis October 15th to October 22nd, 1962 -
Jail in Birmingham
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and jailed in Birmingham, Alabama during an anti-segregation protest. -
University of Alabama
Vivian Jones and James Hood register for classes at the University of Alabama. -
Medgar Evers
Medger Evers, African American Civil Rights Activist, is assasinated in Jackson, Mississippi. -
I have a dream
There was a march in Washington DC for jobs and freedom. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the "I have a dream speech" -
JFK
John F. Kennedy is assasinated. -
Discrimination is legally prohibited
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Acts which prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Martin Luther King Jr. recieves the nobel peace prize