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Civil rights
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Sit-In outrage
Four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. This created sit-ins all over the U.S. Social -
SNCC helps blacks
The SNCC is founded at Shaw University, providing young blacks with a place in the civil rights movement. The SNCC later grows into a more radical organization. SNCC stands for Student Nonviolent cordinatting committee. political -
"Freedom Riders"
Blacks that rode on railways called freedom riders were sometimes attacked by angry mobs social -
James Meredith
James Meredith is the first black person to enroll in the University of Mississippi. This caused Jhon F. Kennedy to send 5,000 troops with him from violence and riots. political -
Civil rights act of 1964
President Jhonson signs the "Civil rights act of 1964".The most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or nation origin
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march to motgomery
Blacks begin a march to Montgomery in support of voting rights but are stopped at the Pettus Bridge by a police barakade. many were sent to the hospital for various wounds economic -
race riots
Race riot begin to erupt in los angles econimic -
Civil rights act of 1968
President jhonson signed the "Civil Rights Act of 1968". this prohibited discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
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Busing
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Civil rights act of 1991
After 2 years of debates President Bush turns himself around and signs the Civil Rights Act of 1991. This strengthened existing civil rights laws and providing for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination.
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Agian?
The first race riot in decades erupt in southern Los Angeles after a jury acquits four white police officers for the videotaped beating of an African American. Political
