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Freedmen's Bureau
1865-1869
Created by congress to assist the newly freed slaves. -
Memphis riots of 1866
Lasted three days, 46 African Americans killed and countless injured by whites. 90 homes, 12 schools & 4 churches burned down. -
Separate but equal deemed constitutional
Plessy v Ferguson -
Chicago Riot
Black men visiting lake Michigan swam to South side of the lake, frequently occupied by whites. He was stoned and drowned. Police refuse to arrest attackers, resulting in 13 day riot. -
Supreme Court rules segregation unconstitutional
Brown v Board of Education -
Murder of Emmett Till
Money, Mississippi -
Rosa Parks give up seat on Montgomery bus
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Montgomery bus boycott begins
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Freedom Riders begin their trip
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MLK arrested in Birmingham
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March on Washington
To demand immediate passage of civil rights bill. I Have A Dream speech delivered. -
L.B.J. signs Voting Rights Act
Outlawed literacy tests -
March on Selma
From Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights. -
Black Panther party formed
By Huey Newton & Bobby Seale promote Back Power -
Virginia v Loving
First interracial couple to be legally married in the south. Their case was settled by the Supreme Court. -
MLK Assassinated
Memphis, TN at Lorraine Motel.
