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Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and was arrested
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After the Rosa Parks incident the entire bus system was boycotted
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The Govener of Arkansas deploys the national guard to stop the "Little Rock Nine" from entering an all white school
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Four African American college students enter the diner and politely ask for service and refused to leave until they were served
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This Book written by Micheal Harrington was a major force behind "The War On Poverty". The author also is basically the father of Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps and expanded social security benefits.
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MLK wrote this letter from Birmingham Jail in Alabama
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At a civil rights demonstration the birmingham law enforcement rugthlessly attacked the activists. Thousands were arrested even children as young as six.
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250,000 African Americans marched on Washington D.C. for equality for all races
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MLK delivers his famous "I Have A Dream" speech
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JFK is assassinated in Dallas, Texas by four different shooters
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Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as President on Air Force One after the assassination of President Kennedy
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The 24th Amendement let anyone vote tax free
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A major piece of legislation that got rid of almost all forms of discrimination including racial segregation
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Malcolm X Is assassinated via gunfire
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This act gave African Americans the right to vote
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A 6 day long riot in the Watts district of Los Angeles that was the biggest riot until 1992 when the Los Angeles Riots broke out. By the End of the watts riot 34 were killed, 1032 were injured, and 3438 were aresseted.
