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President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. This causes a big upset throughout the United States, as presidents being assassinated often does.
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This court case was important for the civil rights movement. It allowed Black children to go to white schools and helped eliminate de jure segregation.
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Rosa Parks is arrested. She refuses to stand up for a white patron of the bus and is arrested for it.
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Emmett till was a young black boy. He was brutally murdered, and his death was an important event that sparked the larger civil rights movement.
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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is founded. This organization had a large role in the civil rights movement.
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This was a Peaceful protest. They were taking a stand against white discrimination and segregation in public spaces.
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an important case. helped eliminate racial discrimination of interstate facilities.
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The Equal Pay Act is passed. It aimed to outlaw wage disparity based on sex.
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Medgar Evers is assassinated. He was an important figure in the NAACP.
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The 24th amendment is passed. This outlaws poll taxes. This helps those who are impoverished be able to vote.
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This was a landmark Civil rights Law. It outlawed discrimination based on sex, race, or national origin.
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Three activists are murdered in the summer of 1964. This sparks outrage throughout the country
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Malcolm X is assassinated. He was an important figure in the Civil rights movement and is known for having used more violent means to fight for black equality.
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a landmark piece of U.S. legislation. It outlawed racial discrimination in voting.
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This was a landmark case. It struck down laws banning interracial marriage.
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Martin Luther King is assassinated. He was an important figure in the civil rights movement and was murdered at the age of 39.
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Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated. He was an important politician and related to JFK.
