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First African American To Run For President
George Edwin Taylor -
First African American Combat Pilot
Eugene Jacques Bullard -
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life
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Integrated Units Fight in Korea
African American soldiers were put into integrated units for the first time since the revolutionary war. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat
Rosa parks, when asked to vacate her seat for a white man and sit in the colored section, refuses and is arrested. This was the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott -
Montgomery Bus Boycott Starts
After the arrest of Rosa Parks the civil rights activists of montgomery boycotted the buses. -
Court Refuses Segregation
The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to reconsider a lower court's ruling against bus segregation in South Carolina. -
Supreme Court Against Alabama
The Supreme Court denied Alabama's bus segregation laws -
Montgomery Bus Boycott Ends
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The Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a mass protest campaign propelled by Martin Luther King Jr. -
First African American Student at University of Mississippi
The first African American, James Merideth, brought such an uprise that John F. Kennedy had to send 5,000 troops to control the matter. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Jailed
Martin Luther king is jailed after protests in Birmingham, Alabama where he argues you shouldnt have to follow laws that are unjust. Bibliography
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Birmingham Desegregates
A council representing businesses in downtown Birmingham reaches an agreement with Martin Luther King Jr. and the SCLC. The council decides to desegregate and hire African American workers and associates. -
Segragation of schools, Alabama
When Alabama's governor promised segregation 'Today, Tomorrow, Forever" he was forced by President Kennedy to let African Americans enroll -
John F. Kennedy Bans Public Discrimination
John F. Kennedy passed a bill syaing that public discrimination in public places was prohibitted. -
Martin Luther King Jr.- The March on Washington
Martin Luther king gave his iconic "I have a dream" speech which gave way to momentum in civil rights in legislature. -
The Birmingham Church Bombing
On this day in Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church before sunday services. This incident killed four young girls: Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Denise McNair, and injured many others. -
Malcolm X Assasination
Malcolm X, a civil rights activist, was killed by people who were black muslim. They shot and killed Malcolm X for changing his religion to a different form of Islam. -
Voting Rights Act Passed
The Voting Rights Act Passed by congress made it easier for African Americans to register for voting. -
First African American Senator
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Black Panthers
In 1966, the black panthers were formed by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at age 39 by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennesse. -
First African American Golf Champion
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First African American U.S. President
Barack Obama
