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Committee of Civil Rights
President Truman created a committee of Civil Rights. It was important because it gave blacks the same rights as whites -
Discrimination in the armed forces
President Truman Discrimination in the armed forces was banned -
First year with no lynching
Lynching has occurred all throughout our history and 1952 was the first year since 1881 without a lynching -
Segregation in schools ends
On May,17 1954 the supreme court declared segregation in schools to end, which allowed black children and white children to attend the same school
Cite: https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/may-17-1954-supreme-court-declares-school-segregation-unconstitutional-in-brown-v-board-of-education/ -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott began four days after Rosa Parks was arrested, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was started as a protest to show segregation on public buses
Cite: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott -
Southern Christian leadership conference
January 10th-11th 1957 Martin Luther King became president of the Southern Christian leadership conference
Cite: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/southern-christian-leadership-conference-1957 -
Founding of the SNCC
The SNCC was founded by Ella Baker, Diane Nash, Julian Bond, Bernard Lafayette, Charles Sherrod the SNCC stood for the student nonviolent coordinating committee
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Southern Freedom Riders were arrested
The Freedom Riders in the South were arrested, the Freedom Riders were people who would freely ride interracial buses
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James Meredith attends the Mississippi University
James Meredith’s attempt to attend Mississippi University was successful because of Federal troops being used
Cite: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/ole-miss-integration -
Medgar Evans was assassinated
The leader of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), Medgar Evers was assassinated
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Riots in big cities
Riots in Harlem, Chicago, Rochester, and Philadelphia, the riots included spray painting and the protesters looted several stores
Cite: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/1964-chicago-riots-august-1964 -
Malcolm X was assassinated
Malcolm X was assassinated, Malcolm X was a Muslim minister who was assassinated, he was assassinated on February 21st by Elijah Muhammad
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Black Power
The concept of Black Power was introduced by Stokely Carmichael, Black Power was made to give black people political power
Cite: http://www.blackpast.org/1966-stokely-carmichael-black-power-0 -
Interracial marriage
A law used to say a white and black can't marry but state laws forbidding white and black marriage were declared unconstitutional by the supreme court
Cite: http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2012/jan/15/sheila-oliver/sheila-oliver-says-16-states-prohibited-interracia/ -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
Martin Luther King was assassinated, James Earl Ray (his assassin) was sentenced to 99 years prison but he denied he had something to do with the assassination
Cite: https://www.history.com/news/who-killed-martin-luther-king-james-earl-ray-mlk-assassination
