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Greensboro sit-ins
4 black students sat at a white-only diner and refused to leave until they were served -
the freedom riders
A group of civil rights activists begins bus trips through the South protesting segregation on interstate transportation. -
MLK Jr. I have a dream speech
MLK gave a speech outlining a dream he had for all the children of the world to live in a world where no one was looked down on or separated. -
US joins the Vietnam War
The USS Maddox is attacked by Viet Cong patrol torpedo boats. The incident spurred Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowing the president to "take all necessary measures, including the use of armed force". -
Mississippi Freedom Summer
A movement to register African American voters in Mississippi -
Bodies found
the bodies of three civil rights workers are found in Mississippi sparking outrage. -
Bloody Sunday
Peaceful Civil Rights marchers are attacked by Alabama state troopers in Selma -
MLK assassination
MLK Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee -
Vietnam
100,000 people gather at the Lincoln Memorial calling for the end to the war -
Stonewall Riots
Beginning in New York is often thought to be the prelude to modern LGBTQ movements