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Slavery abolished
the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the united states -
The 14th amendment
granted equal protection to african americans and was one of three amendments passed to abolish slavery -
The 15th amendment
granted blacks the right to vote -
Women's Righs
Women gain the right to vote -
Montgomery bus boycott
Was a protest campaign led by Martin Luther King Jr against racial segregation on the public transit system of montgomery -
Civil Rights act of 1957
Allowed federal prosecution to anyone who tried to prevent someone from voting -
Greensboro sit in
removed racial segregation in the southern united states -
March on Washington
peaceful protest for jobs and freedom -
Malcolm X Assassination
former nation of islam leader and organization of Afro-American unity founder was assassinated at a rally -
MLK Assassination
Civil rights leader who was assassinated on his hotel balcony