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  The civil war the result of the decades of sectional differences between the north and south.
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  An era of increased education and emplyoment opportunities for black americans.
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  Are the nation’s oldest, Largest and most widely recognized grassroots on civil rights organization.
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  Was the first black American baseball player.
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  Refers to the social movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination.
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  The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till on August 28, 1955 galvanized the emerging civil rights movement.
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  It is the law that prohibited black and white marriages from happening.
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  Discrimination in public places, Provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities.
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  President Lyndon Johnson failed to persuade the congress to pass a civil rights bill with a fair housing provision.
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  King had been standing on the balcony in front of his room at the Lorraine Hotel ,Memphis, Tennessee, when, without warning, he was shot