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Freedom: Promise or Fact is published
Elanor Roosevelt published an article in 1943. She wrote this article to say that she understands why the African Americans feel discriminated against. This made people think more about Civil Rights. -
Truman's Executive order 9981
This executive order by president Truman abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces. -
Brown Vs. Board of Education
This case from Topeka, Kansas went to the Supreme Court. This was then ruled to call the end to segregation in public schools. They said separate schools was unconstitutional -
Rosa Parks Bus protest
Parks was placed in jail because she wouldn't move to the back of the bus. This was the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. -
SNCC founded
The Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee was founded. This organization formed the first wave of student sit-ins. -
Freedom Rides Begin
Freedom rides began from Washington D.C. to southern states. Students volunteered to ride buses to test if the new laws against segregation were working. -
March on Washington
The Place where MLK, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech that called for the end of racism. The march was to promote Civil Rights for blacks. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act outlawed the discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act overcame barriers at the state level that prevented blacks from voting. It made it illegal to force voters to pass a literacy test to vote. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Also known as the Fair Housing Act. This prohibited discrimination in housing regardless of race, religion, or national origin. Made