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Civil Rights
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Brown v. Board of Education
Legal end to segregation in the public school system. -
Rosa Parks Bus Protest
Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus. Start of Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
Woolworth "whites only" Lunch Counter Protest
4 college students refuse to leave the Woolworth "whites only" lunch counter without being served. -
Equal Pay Act Signed Into Law
President John F. Kennedy signs law prohibiting sex-based wage discrimination. -
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Approximately 250,000 people march on Washington DC in support of Civil Rights. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his famous "I have a dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act Signed Into Law (Women's Rights Benefit)
Ended "employment discrimination based on race, religion, national origin or sex." -
Roe v. Wade
US Supreme Court finds the Constitution protects a woman's right to get an abortion. -
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
Over 75,000 people marched on Washington DC to demand equal civil rights. -
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Military Policy
The official United States policy which allowed gays and lesbians to serve in the military as long as their sexual status was kept a secret. -
Ban on Same-Sex Marriages Ruled Unconstitutional
The United States Supreme Court ruled that states' ban on same-sex marriages violated the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause of the Constitution.