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KKK flogging in Dallas
In 1922 in Dallas the Klu Klux Klan flogged 86 people -
Ray Butles killing
Dallas Police shot and killed Ray Butles, a black man living in south Dallas of 1950 -
The bombing of Black Homes in South Dallas
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Brown V Board of Education
Separating Children in schools based on their Race was unfair and unconstitutional, ended segregation in schools -
Emmit Till's death
A young black man is killed for allegedly flirting to a white lady at a store, his mother used the brutality of his death to speak out, at the end she admitted to lying about the whole thing -
Rosa Parks
A woman refused to give up her seat on the bus and was arrested, months after that the black community boycotted the bus. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
After some time the city caved in and had to desegregate the buses to make money again -
Little Rock Nine
Nine black students were accepted into Little Rock highschool to get better education and were met by outrage from the white students and parents who also attended the school. -
Sit-ins
Four black college students enter an all white restaurant and sit at the countertop asking to served, they would stay until closing, by the end of it 54 other cities were doing it, forcing to end segregation in diners -
Desegregation in Dallas
Desegregation occurs in Dallas in 1961 with great praise from John F. Kennedy -
Freedom Riders
Buses in the south remained segregated, so teams of white and black activists rode buses all around the south, they got things thrown at them, and people messed with the buses, until JFK says all state travel is not segregated anymore -
The Detroit walk to freedom
125,000 people gathered in Detroit Woodward Avenue to walk for the Civil Rights Demonstration, Dr. Martin Luther King was one of the main figures upfront -
I have a dream speech
On this day Martin Luther King delivered his famous speech, speaking out to all hopefully reaching congress, and the president about being together no matter what we look like -
Kennedy’s Assination and Lyndon B. Johnson
Kennedy is killed and Lyndon B. Johnson is made the new president and wanted to push what Kennedy started and made a bill that prohibits people from being fired based off of race -
CORE chapter in Dallas
CORE organized sit ins and peaceful protests -
First African American woman elected to congress runs for President
Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to congress, eventually running for president. A massive feat, especially during the time she was elected in. -
National Black Political Convention
Organizers trying to find a city that wanted to host their major political party -
2 University protestors killed
2 students were killed at a southern univerity shooting by officers in 1972. A group of students boycotted classes and protested for more courses. The governor called the police and a shooting started. Tear gas was launched, and both Leonard Brown and Denver Smith ended up dying. -
First African American President
Barack Obama becomes the first african american president in 2008 -
George Floyd's Death
George was pulled over by a police officer in Minneapolis. George was ordered to place his hands on his vehicle. The officer forced him face down. The officer restrained his leg on his neck. Many people were witnessing the incident and heard George repeat his phrase “I can’t breathe”. This sparked the BLM movement