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War fought to abolish slavery
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Emancipation ProclamtionPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war
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13th amendmentThe 13th amendment abolished slavery
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15th amendmentAllowed african american men to vote
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Jackie Robinson is the first black person to play in the MLB
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Emmitt Till was a boy that was murdered for flirting with a white girl
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Rosa Park was arrested for refussing ti give up her seat to a white man thta starts a bus boycott by african americans
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An act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide injunctive relief against discrimination
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Martian Luther KIng is assassinated in Memphis TN
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An act to prescribe penalties for certain acts of violence or intimidation, and for other purposes
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Barack Obama is the first black man to become president