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Segregation
President Harry Truman issues Executive Order 9981 to end segregation in the Armed Services. -
brown vs. board of education
They separated colored people and white people during school. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system -
Discrimination persists
blacks achievements were lauded as a sign that times had gotten better. Nevertheless, the black upper classes contributed to civil rights -
SNCC founded
SNCC members participate in the Freedom Rides, trips taken on interstate buses to challenge the segregation of restrooms, restaurants, and waiting rooms of bus stations -
"I Have A Dream"
the speech was done by Marther Luther King jr. he tried to explain the importance of everyone being treated equally. -
Civil Rights Act
A law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin -
voting rights act
Congress passes the Voting Rights Act in 1965, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting practices. The 1965 Act bans the literary tests and poll taxes used since Reconstruction to prevent blacks from voting -
Black Panthers formed
The party's original purpose was to patrol African American neighborhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality -
Age Discrimination Act
law that forbids employment discrimination against anyone, at least 40 years of age, in the United States. In 1967, the bill was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson -
Fair Housing Act
prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, sex, handicap and family status. -
Rehabilitation act
prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment and in the employment practices of federal contractors -
Americans with Disabilities Act
civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability -
Executive order
Executive Order Bans Genetic Discrimination in the Federal Workplace -
Post katrina emergency management reform act
The act significantly reorganized FEMA and provided it new authority to remedy gaps that became apparent in Hurricane Katrina response efforts -
Black Lives Matter
a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people -
Black Lives Matter
It originally occurred in 2013 but it was brought back to attention in 2020 and Its primary concerns are incidents of police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people and -
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Quote #1
"Or lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" -Mather Luther King jr. -
Quote #2
"To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try" -Rosa Parks