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The civil rights act was the first event that helped promote equal education amongst all people. It was also the beginning of very difficult times of oppression and discrimination.
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Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm an African American educator is the women to hold a position congress. This marks a milestone as African Americans can now represent themselves in United States Politics.
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The nation mourned on April 4th 1968 as MLK was assassinated. The nation still recognizes MLK day because of his work in the civil rights movement.
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Four students were killed at Kent State in an Anti War Protest for Vietnam. The nation was shocked as The National Guard was responsible for the murders of the students.
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Michael Hart creates the first E-Book. Although it would take years for E-Books to catch on Michael created a whole generation of online learning.
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In 1971 the Indian Education Act was passed in order to give Native American and Alaskan students a better education. This act helped spread education throughout the United States to groups who hadn't yet received a comprehensive education.
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This act helped give all learners an equal ability to receive an education regardless of race, religion or culture. This act is still in place today.
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This act that was created in 1975 helped guarantee a free public education to all students regardless of disabilities. This was important because education for special needs students before this were scattered and this act helped bring a standard to students with disabilities.
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This news story helped create a national debate on literacy. It helped a "Back to Basics" approach and gave students new standards too meet.
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Apple computers has one of the first successful computers for personal use. This created a whole brand that is still widely used today.
