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The Emancipation Proclamation
Gave slaves freedom and forced slave owners to let their go in certain areas causing lots of controversy in the south -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks in 1955, the Montgomery bus boycott was a was a mass protest coordinated by the MIA (Montgomery Improvement
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Bus Segregation Deemed Unconstitutional
After about a year the African Americans boycotted the Montgomery , Alabama system the local bus station agreed to desegregate its buses. Later, A federal district court ruled that segregation on buses was illegal and the supreme court agreed -
March On Washington
or Jobs and Freedom on August 28 to protest civil rights abuses and employment discrimination. A crowd of about 250,000 individuals gathered peacefully on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to listen to speeches by civil rights leaders, notably Martin Luther King, Jr. He addressed the crowd with an eloquent and uplifting message that famously became known as the “I Have a Dream” speech. -
The Civil Rights Act
The act authorized the federal government to prevent racial discrimination in employment, voting, and the use of public facilities. Although controversial, the legislation was a victory for the civil rights movement -
Malcom X Assasination
was assassinated while lecturing at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York. An eloquent orator, Malcolm X spoke out on the civil rights movement, demanding it move beyond civil rights to human rights, and argued that the solution to racial problems was in orthodox Islam. His speeches and ideas contributed to the development of Black nationalist ideology and the Black Power movement. -
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Watts Riots
violent confrontations between the city police and residents of Watts and other predominantly African American neighborhoods of Los Angeles began on August 11, 1965, after a white police officer arrested a Black man, Marquette Frye, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The disturbance resulted in 34 deaths, more than 1,000 injuries, and $40 million in property damage. -
Martin Luther king Assassination
His murder set off riots in hundreds of cities across the country, and it also pushed Congress to pass the stalled Fair Housing Act in King’s honor on April 11. The legislation made it unlawful for sellers, landlords, and financial institutions to refuse to rent, sell, or provide financing for a dwelling based on factors other than an individual’s financial resources. -
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The National Black Political Convention
March in Gary Indiana. Ten thousand African Americans get together to voice and discuss their social and economic crisis. -
Federal Court Order to Integrate Schools
The committee founded with efforts to preserve segregation as unconstitutional. Desegregated schools and buses.