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Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in baseball.
Robinson was the first African American to break through the barrier of segragation thet existed in sports. He did so by playing in the major league. -
Brown V. Board of Education
A law passed by congress that made any form of segregation enacted in public places to be illegal. This law also overturned the act from congress 'Plessy V. Ferguson', and made segregation unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A chain reaction that started when a single African American woman that went by the name of Rosa Parks, refused to give up her seat for a white man, Ms. Parks was later arrested, which gave MLK the opportunity to protest against racism. -
Little Rock Crisis/Little Rock Nine
A year of which nine african american students were admited into Little Rock Central High School. Things went south, and some armed escorts showed up. After they arrived, the students faced constent abuse, verbal and physical. -
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1959 - The Ohio Civil Rights Commission is created to eliminate employment discrimination.
St. Lawrence Seaway opened
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The Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, by local activists, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). -
The Birmingham Campaign
The Birmingham campaign was a movement organized in early 1963 by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama. -
The Assassination of Medgar Evers
On the way to his house, Medgar Evers was shot in the back while walking up to his house. His two small children witnessed his murder. Fortunately, the murderer was tracked down and was sentenced to life in prison. The convict died in January 2001, at the age of 90. -
The March on Washington
The march onto Washington was essentialy the finale of the series of protests against segregation that was led by the famous Martin Luther King Junior, and also led to the equally famous "I Have A Dream" speech -
The "I Have A Dream" Speech
The "I Have A Dream" speech was a speech given by Martin Luther King Junior at Washington, and it took place about ten days after the march to Washington. -
Birmingham Church Bombing
An event that consisted of a cluster of homemade bombs that were detonated at the 16th Street Babtist Church in Birmingham, Alabama prior to church services, taking the lives of 4 negro children. -
Passage of the 24th Amendment
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ended segregation and discrimination in public places. Passed after the March on Washington. -
assassination of Malcom X
On February 21, 1965, one week after his home was firebombed, Malcolm X was shot to death by Nation of Islam members while speaking at a rally of his organization in New York City. -
assassination of MLK
King was standing on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel, where he and associates were staying, when a sniper’s bullet struck him in the neck. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later, at the age of 39.
