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Native Americans stage protest at Wounded Knee, South Dakota passes acts
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A case in which the supreme court ruled that separation of the races in public accommodations was legal, thus establishing the "seperate but equal" doctrine.
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was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
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9 african americans were admitted into a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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designed to relocate Native Americans form reservations to mainstream urban American life-it failed
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A case in which the supreme court ruled that "seperate but equal" education for black and white students was unconstitional.
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racial separation established by practice and custom, not by law
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racial separation established by law
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Malcolm X's expressed beliefs changed substantially over time. As a spokesman for the Nation of Islam he taught black supremacy and advocated separation of black and white Americans—in contrast to the civil rights movement's emphasis on integration.
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For 381 days, African Americans refused to ride buses in Montgomery.
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Southern Christian Leadership Confrence formed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders to work for civil rightd in nonviolent means.
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hundreds of thousands of cubans fled to U.S.
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one of the civil rights activists who rode buses through the south to challenge segeragtion.
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Represenatives from 67 Native American groups met and drafted the Declaration of Indian Purpose, this would allow them to "choose our own way of life"
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Mexican American Political Association helped Edward Roybal get elected to House of Respresentatives in Los Angeles makig him 2nd Mexican American in Congress
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reported that women were paid far less than men, even when doing the same job
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It captured the discontent that women were feeling
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formed to help reclaim U.S. land taken from Mexican American land holders in the 19th century
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A 1694 project to register african american voters in Mississippi.
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a law that made it easier for african americans to register to vote by eliminating discriminatory literacy tests ans authorizing federal examiners to ebroll voters denied at the local level.
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after grape companies refused to recognize the union-peaceful boycott they believed in MLK Jr.'s approach
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in his great society program and established the National Council on Indian Opportunity to "ensure that program reflect the needs and desires of the Indian people"
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A 50 mile protest march from Selma to the state capital. 600 protesters did the march
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National Farm Workers Association merges with Filipino agricultural Union
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a militant African American polotical organization formed in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to fight police brutality and to provide services in the ghetto
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a group that was appointed by president johnson to study the causes of urban violence and that recommended the elimination of de facto segregation in American Society
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A law that banned discrimination in housing.
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15,000 mexican american high school students in East L.A. boycott classes
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which provided funds for schools to develop bilingual and cultural heritage progams for non-english speaking children
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went on a 3-week fast and lost 35 pounds to get supermarkets and shoppers to not buy Califronia grapes
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The American Indian Movement begins, it begin as a self defense group against police brutality
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He was shot in the neck on his hotel balcony by James Earl Ray.
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the Aleut and Inuit tribes of Alaska pass tha act and it gave 40 million acres and paid out over $962 million to native peoples
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Gloria Steinem helped found the National Women's Political Caucus, a moderate group that encouraged women to seek political office
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AIM leader Russel Means organized a march known as Trail of Broken Treaties in Washington D.C. to protest how the government has treated Native Americans throughout history
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In "any education program or activities receiving federal financial assistance
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allows women the right to choose an abortion during the first three months of pregnancy
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the law gave tribes muh greater control over their own affairs
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from 19 in 1975 to 60 in 1997
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the law gave tribes much greater control over their education of their children