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Great Migration Begins
To escape the harsh conditions in the south, many black fled North for better economic opportunities and to escape racial terror. Lasted until 1970. -
Nana's Birthday
My Nana was born in South Carolina, just a few years from the start of the Civil Rights Movement -
Beating of Uncle Benny
Nana's older brother is beaten by a white man outside a store after being accused of stealing. The infected wound leave him blind in one eye, -
Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was murdered by a group of white men for allegedly whistling at a white woman in a store. His death became the catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. -
Nana Moves North
At age 14 my nana made the journey north to New York. Consistent with the trends of the Great Migration, she moved from South Carolina up to Westchester. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957, enacted September 9, 1957, a federal voting rights bill, was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875 -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin -
Mom's Birthday
My mom was born in Port Chester, NY, 1965. -
Assassination of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr., was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. -
Passing of the Fair Housing Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act, is a landmark part of legislation in the United States that provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, religion, or gender -
Remainder of our family comes to NY
Relatives from LA, and SC, move up to NY as well to join the rest of our family -
Parents' Wedding
My parents got married! -
Columbine Shooting
The Columbine High School massacre was a school shooting that occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, -
My Birthday!
HBD -
Obama Elected
America's first black president is elected into office, setting an example and new standard for black men -
Obama Re-Elected
Obama is elected for a second term -
Shooting of Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Benjamin Martin was a 17-year-old African American from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer. Zimmerman was not charged -
Sandy Hook School Shooting
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, United States, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children between six and seven years old, as well as six adult staff member -
Joined SCORE
Entering into US I joined SCORE, the students of color affinity group to address the effects of being a minority at GA -
Shooting of Eric Garner
On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner died in Staten Island, New York City, after a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer put him in a headlock for about 15 to 19 seconds while arresting him. NYPD policy prohibits the use of chokeholds. -
Shooting of Mike Brown
The shooting of Michael Brown occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, a northern suburb of St. Louis. Brown, an 18-year-old African American, was a suspect in a "strong-arm" robbery of a convenience store -
Spotlight is born!
A current events club to talk about issues we don't pay enough attention to in our community -
Shooting of Alton Sterling
n July 5, 2016, Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old African American was fatally shot several times at close range by two white Baton Rouge Police Department officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana -
Civ Class!
Junior year I began taking Civil Rights with Blunden. I had no idea how much this course would change my life. It came at the perfect time to help me develop the world that was happening around me and connect them to what had occurred in the past. It gave me eloquence and knowledge to recognize the patterns i the world. -
Trump elected
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Civ Trip
Meeting people and occupying the same spaces that people so vehemently fought for our freedoms made the trip the most impactful time of my life. Experiencing it again and watching the new kids go through it was even more impactful. -
Senior Year!
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Parkland Stoneman Douglass School Shooting
On February 14, 2018, a school shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Broward County, Florida, part of the Miami metropolitan area -
Chicago trip
The Adv. Civ Class trip to Chicago brought a lot of the patterns and ways that people are oppressed by economic injustice into the Civil Rights movement, highlighting the twins of economic injustice -
Gun Control Walkout
We planned a walkout to bring attention to the 17 lives lost in Parkland on 4/20/2018 to highlight that it was also the 19 year anniversary of Columbine