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The league of United Latin American Citizens
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is founded to fight discrimination, help educate Chicanos and protest segregation, killings and other abuses. -
Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry
This book took place in the south part of Mississippi. -
Tuskegee Airmen
The first training program for African American pilots is established at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The Tuskegee Airmen serve heroically in World War II. -
James Earl Ray
James Earl Ray assassinates Martin Luther King, while he is standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. In outrage of the murder, many blacks take to the streets in a massive wave of riots across the U.S. -
African American Members of Congress
Fifteen African American members of Congress form the Congressional Black Caucus to present a unified African American voice in Congress. -
The Equal Rights
The Equal Rights Amendment, which would have written into the constitution a ban on sexual bias, equal pay for equal work, and a guarantee of equal opportunity, falls three states short of ratification. -
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams becomes the first African American Miss America. -
Ronald Reagan
Overriding President Ronald Reagan's veto, Congress passed the Civil Rights Restoration Act, which expanded the reach of nondiscrimination laws within private institutions receiving federal funds. -
My Favorite Entertainer
Chresanto August was born July 23,1996 in South Central California. -
Barack Obama
On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama is elected President of the United States of America. -
Important Event
This was the day my dog diggy was born. We got him when he was 6 weeks. Diggy is now 3 years old in human years but in dog years he is 15.