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Portugiese began exploring and trading along the west African coast -
Mayor trading companies are found
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First Africans arrived in British North America -
Peak of transatlantic slave trade, the Britains alone deported over 3.5 million Africans to the US -
Official end of transatlantic slave trade; slavery continues -
”Separate but Equal doctrine”
Legalization of Racial Segregation
- entrenched racial segregation -
Overturning “Separate but Equal” Doctrine
- unconstitutional
Catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement
Legal Foundation for Desegregation -
The U.S Supreme Court declares racial segregation of the civil rights movement
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat which Sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott -
freedom riders were civil rights activists who rode buses through the southern untied states to challenge segregation in public transportation -
one of the original Freedom riders who was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi -
I have a Dream speech -
killing Four African American girls
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contribute to the civil rights act
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Peaceful protests attacked by police
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That triggered nationwide grief and riots
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George Zimmermann killed Trayvon Martin
- Gained significant momentum in the 2020s following high profile cases of police violence and racial injustice -
Most famous case was the killing of George Floyd
- his dead captured on video, sparked worldwide protests against police brutality and racism