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McCarthyism
The accusation of people being communists in America -
Brown v BOE
The case fighting for desegregation of schools -
Civil Rights Movement
black people fighting for equality -
The Television
The introduction of TV covered all social and political news. I -
Freedom Rides
College student efforts to derail segregation -
Formation of the UFW
A group created by Cesar Chavez that protested for equal rights for Hispanic laborers. -
I Have A Dream Speech
MLK's speech on freedom and desegregation -
March On Washington
A peaceful march during the Civil Rights Movement -
Civil Rights Act
The act that ended segregation. This is the most important event because it gave black people the equality they fought so hard for so that they could be viewed as American citizens- not an inferior race. -
Delano Table Grape Strike
Farmers refused to produce grapes until they received equal rights -
MLK Jr's Assassination
MLK was shot and killed in Tennessee. -
RFK Assassination
Robert F Kennedy was shot after winning the election -
Apollo Landing
A race between the US and soviet union to land on the moon- America got there first