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Slavery As Legal Institution
Massachusetts becomes the first colony to recognize slavery as a legal institution in 1641 Body of Liberties. -
GA Was Last To Legalize Slavery
Georgia is the last of the British North American colonies to legalize slavery. -
Civil War Starts
The Civil War begins. -
Civil War Ends
The Civil War ends. -
Brazil
Slavery is abolished in Brazil. -
Emperor Pedro II
The military forces Emperor Pedro II to give up his throne. Brazil becomes a republic with a president. -
Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
The setting of Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry is in the south in Spokane County, Mississippi. -
Cuban Communist
Cuba became communist. The reason why Cuba became a communist state was because it was influenced by the USSR which was a super power at the time. In addition, the country received aid from the USSR, which was an incentive that Cuba could not overlook. -
"I Have A Dream"
More than 200,000 people march on Washington, D.C., in the largest civil rights demonstration ever; Martin Luther King, Jr., gives his "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American justice on the Supreme Court. Marshall was a man of the law who believed deeply in the Constitution as a way of changing life for African Americans in the U.S. -
MLK Murdered
Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His murder sparks a week of rioting across the country. -
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday is made into a national holiday. He affected the civil rights movemment and his activism and philosophy has been the catalyst to other causes and movements.
