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Declaration of Independace
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Why Sit Here and Die?
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Douglass "What to the slave is the 4th of July"
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Frederick Douglass
He worked very hard with Abraham Lincoln to make sure that the Emancipation happened after the war. He dedicated his life to turning America into an inclusive country and achieving justice for black people and other minority groups. He also traveled to deliver speeches and distributed pamphlets to get supporters to the Liberator. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln helped free the slaves by giving a speech during the Civil War and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. His speech about the Civil War helped preserve the Union after the war. He also paved the way for the possibility for African Americans to have more freedom in the future. -
Lincoln " Second Inaugural Address"
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Southern Horror 'Lynch Laws in All its Phases'
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Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson helped the civil rights movement by using his baseball skills by becoming the first black player in a white league. Using his popularity, he supports the civil rights movement and gets support for it. He also often goes to rallies after he retired. -
The Brown Decision
This was important because it ruled out legalizing racial segregation in schools in the US. It was said that the segregation had a huge negative impact on the educational growth of African-American kids. It was deemed unconstitutional because it violated the 14th Amendment. -
Montgomery bus boycott
The boycott took place after Rosa Parks was arrested and fined for not giving up her seat to a white man on a bus. It was considered the first large-scale demonstration against segregation. This protest lasted for 13 months and ended with the Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional. -
Baldwin "A Letter to my Nephew"
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Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King organized a lot of marches and protests for the civil rights movement. Bringing in attention and awareness about the injustice. His most famous speech "I Have a Dream" was the most influential. -
March in Washington
More than 200,000 people took part in this march for jobs and freedom in the capital. The march pressured the administration of John F. Kennedy to start a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress, making it a successful protest. This was mostly remembered by MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of Lincoln's Memorial. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X helped shape the debate over how to achieve equality in a nation that has been denying the rights of African Americans. In his speech "Ballot or The Bullet" he enlightened his listeners about the importance of political education. That helped the African Americans to know the power of their vote and who they should vote for. -
The Civil Rights Act
The Act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964. The Act prohibited discrimination in public accommodations. It also helped black people get jobs because it made employment discrimination illegal. -
Selma to Montgomery march
This march was an important turning point for the civil rights movement. Because it presented the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to Congress and was later signed by President Johnson on August 6th, 1965. This also helped raise awareness of the difficulty the black voters had in the South. -
Coates "Between the World and Me"
