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Jackie Robinson entered the Major league baseball
Jackie Robinson joined the MLB in 1947 which made him the first black baseball player and ended up breaking the color barrier in major league baseball. -
President Truman's 9981 executive order
President Harry S. Truman signed the 9981 executive order which mandated the desegregation of the US army forces, this was to ensure equal treatment and opportunity for all people in the armed services regardless of their race, relgion, origin, ect. -
Rosa Parks Arrest
Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery Alabama for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was started by the WPC the day Parks was tred in municipal court. The boycott lasted 13 months and was a success. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957 is passed
Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the act into law with the goal of protecting black citizens from disenfranchisement.