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Plessy v. Ferguson
established the constitutionality of laws mandating separate but equal public accommodations for African Americans and white Americans -
Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces -
Integration of Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson stepped onto the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 -
Integration of the Armed Forces
July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981 -
Sweaty v. Painter
The Supreme Court ruled that in states where public graduate and professional schools existed for white students but not for black students, black students must be admitted to the all-white institutions, and that the equal protection clause required Sweatt's admission to the University of Texas School of Law