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July 2, 1964
Outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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May 4, 1961
Seven blacks and six whites left Washington DC on two public buses bound for deep south.

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April 16, 1963
The letter defends the strategy of non violent resistance to racism.

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1957
This was a group of nine african American students enrolled in little rock high school.

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August 6, 1965
Aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local events that prevented Africans From exercising their right to vote under the 15th amendment.

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January 23, 1964
Prohibited any poll tax in elections for federal officials.

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April 1963
Birmingham Protests was a movement organized in early 1963 to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans.

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January 22, 1963
Roe vs. Wade is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion.

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May 4, 1961
MLK was arrested and sent to jail because he and others were protesting the treatment of blacks.

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August 28, 1963
The march was successful in pressuring the administration of John F. Kennedy to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress.

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April 4, 1968
MLK was assassinated due to his beliefs in the right and equality for African Americans.

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December 8, 1971
United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade.

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July 26, 1948
Desegregated the army from not allowing people to join due to their race or ethnicity.

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July 6, 1965
EEOC is a federal agency that enforces civil rights laws against workplace.

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April 11, 1968
The fair housing act prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on religion, race, and sex.

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1919-1972
First African American baseball player in the MLB

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February 1, 1960
4 black men at the University of Carolina sat down in the segregated lunch and didn't received service, but sat peacefully until the store closed.

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December 1, 1955
Rosa wouldn't get up off of her bus seat for a white passenger.

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August 28, 1955
An African American teenager who was lynched for flirting with a white woman.

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February 26, 1989
This amendment states that no one can be denied to vote due to their race.

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July 9, 1968
This amendment states that all people born in the US is granted citizenship.

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January 31, 1865
This Amendment abolished slavery except for when used as a punishment. The 13th amendment was passed by congress January 31st, 1865 and ratified on December 6, 1865.