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Integration of Ole' Miss
This was the date of the riot over a black student being admitted to Ole' Miss. The student's name was James Meredith, and he had applied to the college many times prior. He was a veteran, having spent 9 years in the USAF, but was still only allowed in with thousands of federal troops guarding the entrances.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/ole-miss-integration
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March On Birmingham
This isn't one event, but rather a series of events that led to one common goal. There were many moving pieces to the campaign. These included lunch counter sit-ins, protests in the streets, mass incarcerations, and walkouts. The end result of this movement was the desegregation of the city.
Source:
http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/explore/civil-rights-movement-birmingham-campaign/#.V0cWUBUrKRs
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24th Amendment Passes
The 24th Amendment was an Amendment to the Constitution. Consisting of 2 Articles, it stopped the poll tax. This was an unjust tax that had been in effect in the South since reconstruction. It was mainly intended to limit the number of blacks who could vote.
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https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxiv
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
This civil rights bill was birthed in controversy. It was originally supported by a JFK who had just gone through the March on Birmingham. Seeing the police brutality, he pledged support to the bill. After his assassination, President Lyndon B. Johnson gave his own support for the bill, signing it with over 75 pens. These were later given away as keepsakes.
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http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act
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Malcolm X Assassinated
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little. He was a black leader since childhood, although he eventually spread his teachings to everyone. He was an avid advocate of intergration, and was highly influential. He was marked for death early, though, and many unsuccessful attempts were followed by a successful one in 1965.
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act was a working, comprehensive act that came about as a result of the march from Selma to Montgomery. It affected numbers on capital hill- from 6 black representatives and no senators to 13 black congressmen and one senator in just the first term with it in effect. It also helped black voter turnout, from just 6% before to 59% the year after.
S: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/voting-rights-act
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Lovin v. Virginia
In this landmark case, a white man and a black woman were married in Virginia. As a result of Jim Crow laws, it went to the courts. When it got to the Supreme Court, bans on marriage were found to violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
Source: https://www.aclu.org/loving-v-virginia-case-over-interracial-marriage
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MLK Assassinated
MLK was the premier leader of the Civil Rights Movement, and his death heralded the beginning of the end of the movement. He was one of the best public speakers of his era, and also one of the men who has single-handedly changed the trajectory of American existence. He was mortally shot on the balcony of a hotel in Memphis, Tenn. He was pronounced dead at 7:05 the same day.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr-assassination
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Rodney King Riots
Rodney King was a black motorists who was severely beaten by six white policemen. Riots sprang up when all of the officers were found not guilty. More than 50 people died in a turf war thet had been brewing for years. The National Gaurd had to be called in with automatic weapons to restore order.
Source: http://www.southcentralhistory.com/la-riots.php
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President Obama Elected
President Obama was the first black president elected in the United States. He ran as a Democrat, and won against John McCain. He won two terms, and is on the last year of his second term. His biggest act of legislation was the Affordable Care Act, which is made to provide healthcare for people who can't afford normal healthcare.
Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/barack-obama-elected-as-americas-first-black-president
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