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Indian Reorganization Act
The Indian Reorganization Act set up a tribal business councils and stopped the sale of tribal lands. -
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Founded
NAACP Legal Defense Fund was founded by Thurgood Marshall. -
Ban Discrimination in Defense Industries
Ban against discrimination in defense industry is made. -
CORE Founded.
The CORE is founded. -
Jackie Robinson Joins Major League Baseball
Integration of Major League Baseball by Jackie Robinson. -
Desegregation of Armed Forces
President Truman desegregate the armed forces. -
Termination Policy
Congress adopted the Termination Policy, moving many Native Americans to cities and cutting aid to reservations. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court rules that segregration in public schools is unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks Get Arrested
Rosa Parks boards the Montgomery bus and was arrested for not getting up when a Caucasian did not have a seat. -
Little Rock Nine Gets Harassed
A crowd of whites harass black students on their first day of school at Little Rock's Central High School. The nine black students were known as the Little Rock Nine. -
Protests in Greensboro, North Carolina
Protesters in Greensboro, North Carolina challenge racial segregation of public facilities -
Freedom Riders Start
The Freedom Riders start their journey on May 4th and travel all the way down to their 7th stop of Southern America before they were stopped. They never reached their final destination of New Orleans. -
March on Washington
Civil Right protesters stage a march on Washington -
Outlaw Gender Discrimination in Employment
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws gender discrimination in employment. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 into Law
President Johnson sings the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into a law. -
Strike in Delano, California Starts
Farmworkers begin a strike in Delano, California. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is Killed.
Civil Rights Leader, Martin Luther King Jr. is killed. -
Occupation of Alcatraz
Occupation fo Alcatraz began, awakening the public to Native American struggle for self determination. -
Woodstock Music & Art Fair
400,000 people attended the Woodstock Music & Art Fair in Upstate New York. -
Supreme Court Uphold Busing to Intergrated Schools
Supreme Court upholds the use of busing to integrate schools. -
Indian Education Act Established
The Indian Education Act established culturally appropriate educational programs for Native American students. -
Congress Proves Equal Rights Amendment
Congress approves the Equal Rights Amendment.