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Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
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what to a slave is the 4th of July by Frederick Douglass
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Lincolns Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln
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Thurgood Marshall
The first African American Supreme Court Justice, instrumental in legal battles against segregation.
Placement: 1950s-1960s. -
Rosa Parks
Known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" for her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Placement: 1955 (Montgomery Bus Boycott). -
Malcolm X
A prominent figure in the Nation of Islam and later a human rights activist who advocated for black empowerment.
Placement: 1960s. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
A prominent leader in the civil rights movement, known for advocating nonviolent civil disobedience.
Placement: Throughout the 1950s and 1960s. -
John Lewis
A civil rights leader and congressman known for his activism and advocacy of nonviolent protest.
Placement: 1960s and beyond. -
Brown v. Board of Education by Chief Justice Earl Warren
Landmark Supreme Court case in 1954 that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. -
March on Washington for jobs and freedom by A. Philip Randolph
A historic civil rights rally held in 1963 where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson
Legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Selma to Montgomery Marches by Martin Luther King Jr
A series of three marches in 1965 that aimed to secure voting rights for African Americans. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
The tragic event in 1968 when civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.