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Displaced working class African Americans to segregated housing projects in pittsburg. Note This is not an exact date since the exact date is not known
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Jackie Robinson becomes the first african american in a professional sport playing for the brooklyn dodgers.
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Segregation in public schools is ruled unconstitutional furthering civil rights of minorities.
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Rosa parks refuses to leave her seat on the bus so that a white man could sit. Starts the montgomery bus boycotts and brings much more attention to the civil rights movement.
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Supreme court rules that the segregation of public buses was unconstitutional.
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fair housing ordinance passed which banned racial discrimination in Pittsburgh’s housing market. Note This is not an exact date since the exact date is not known.
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August Wilson releases the play. Note This is just an approximate date since it is unknown the exact day it was released.
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Fences premieres at the yale repertory theater
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Premiered in the 46th street theatre. Cast included James Earl Jones, Mary Alice, Ray Aranha , Frankie R. Faison , and Courtney B. Vance
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gave power to enforce the act to the Departments of Justice, and Housing and Urban Development.*Note this is not an exact date since the exact date is not known.
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After 525 performances and 11 previews the play closes.
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Fences reopens on broadway at the Cort Theatre starring Denzel Washington as troy.
