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Became the first African American to be a lawyer in Delaware in 1929. For more than 25 years, he was the sole non-white lawyer in the state.
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A Supreme Court case which led to the desegregation of schools.
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A yearlong protest that played a role in the desegregation of buses.
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The march where Martin Luther King Jr. would deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech to over 250,000 people
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A push in Mississippi to get more eligible African Americans registered to vote.