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Executive Order 8802
link to date:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_8802
link to description:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_8802
The executive order was an order signed by FDR. It was the first action that promoted equal opportunity and prohibit employment discrimination in the United States. Civil rights activists like A. Philip Randolph, Walter White and others involved in the March on Washington Movement, demanded the executive order. -
Jackie Robinson’s MLB Debut
link to date:https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackie-robinson-breaks-major-league-color-barrier
link to description: https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-15-1947-jackie-robinsons-major-league-debut
Jackie Robinson's MLB debut was a crucial event that went far beyond the insular world of baseball. Robinson was signed to a major team by the Dodgers before the 1947 season. He will be the first black american to play in major baseball leagues. -
Executive Order 9981
link to date:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_9981
link to description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_9981
President Harry S. Truman issued this order. In the Armed Forces, it demanded the abolishment on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin.It also ended segregation in the services. -
Brown v. Board of Education Court Case is Decided
link to date:https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=87
link to description: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/347us483
This case consolidated segregation of public schools on the basis of race. African American students were denied admittance to certain public schools.They argued that it broke the Equal Protection Clause of the 14 amendment. -
Lynching of Emmett Till
link to date:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till
link to description:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till
Emmett Till was a 14 year old African American who was lynched because he was accused of sexually offending a woman. The brutality of his murder drew attention to the violent prosecution of African Americans. Till became an icon in the Civil Rights Movement. -
Bus Boycott in Montgomery Begins
link to date: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/montgomery-bus-boycott
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Creation of the SCLC
link to date:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
link to description:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
The SCLC is an African American civil rights movement organization created by Martin Luther King Jr. It ended segregation in all forms. SCLC had a belief that all churches should be involved with political activism. -
Little Rock Nine First Escorted to School
link to date:https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/central-high-school-integration
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Greensboro sit-ins begin
link to date:https://www.britannica.com/event/Greensboro-sit-in
link to description: https://www.britannica.com/event/Greensboro-sit-in
The Greensboro sit in was a nonviolent protest against a segregated lunch counter. It was organized by four college students at NC A&T. The Greensboro four planned their social action in great detail with the help of Ralph Johns. -
Freedom Riders are attacked in Anniston, Alabama
link to date:https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/today-in-labor-history-freedom-riders-attacked-in-alabama/
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James Meredith Enrolls at Ole Miss
link to date:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Meredith
link to description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Miss_riot_of_1962
On the night of September 30, 1962, the Ole Miss riot was fought between southern segregationists and federal and state forces. Segregationists protested the enrollment of James Meredith. During the riot, two civilians were killed, and over 300 people were injured. -
University of Alabama is Integrated
link to date:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door
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“I Have A Dream” Speech is Delivered
link to date:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream
link to description:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream
This speech referred to the Emancipation Proclamation. Dr. King improvised his speech from Mahalia Jackson's prompt: "Tell them about the dream, Martin!" King also join Jefferson and Lincoln in the ranks of men who shaped modern America. -
16th Street Baptist Church bombing
link to date:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Street_Baptist_Church_bombing
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Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the Constitution Ratified
link to date:https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendments/amendment-xxiv
link to description:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
The Twenty Fourth Amendment prohibits from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections. Southern states adopted polls taxes in laws of the 19th century. When it was ratified Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia still retained their poll taxes -
Signing of the Civil Rights Act
link to date:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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March on Selma Begins
link to date:https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/selma-montgomery-march
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Signing of the Voting Rights Act
link to date:https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=100
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Loving v. Virginia Court Case is Decided
link to date:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia
link to description: https://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/loving-v-virginia
This court case banned interracial marriage in the US. The Lovings marriage was deemed illegal according to Virginia State Law. It was a challenge to centuries of American laws that banned miscegenation. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
link to date:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
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