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Integrated Units in Korean War
US Military troops were segregated at the beginning of the war, but by the end of the war, all races were integrated together. This was likely due to inefficiencies that segregation posed. -
Brown V Board of Education
This Supreme Court Ruling made discrimination and segregation in public schools illegal. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus, which ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott -
Affirmative Action
President John Kennedy created the Committee of Equal Employment Opportunity in attempt to affirm the government's commitment to equal opportunity for all races -
Martin Luther King Jr. Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers "I Have a Dream Speech" which was a call to end racism in the US. He delivered the speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The speech would be remembered as a defining moment in American Civic Rights Movement. -
Civil Rights Act
US Civil Rights Legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Voting Rights Act Passed
Law passed that no person shall be denied the right to vote based on racial discrimination -
Lau V. Nichols
The Supreme Court rules that public schools must teach English to foreign language speaking students -
Beating of Rodney King
Rodney King was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department and the footage was caught by a witness and aired for the world to see. There were multiple white officers charged with assault with a deadly weapon and use of excessive force, but all were acquitted.
