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Citizens in some states had to pay a fee to vote in a national election.

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White mobs went killing African Americans

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Opening of the Colored Carnegie Library in Houston (1912)

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Opening of the Colored Carnegie Library in Houston (1912)

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was one of the first public libraries for African-Americans west of the Mississippi River

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Founding of the "Harlem Hellfighters" (1913)

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Founding of the "Harlem Hellfighters" (1913)

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the 15th New York (Colored) Infantry Regiment, a National Guard unit.

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The formation of the NAACP in Texas (1915)

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The formation of the NAACP in Texas (1915)

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America's oldest and largest civil rights organization

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Jesse Washington was a seventeen-year-old African-American farmhand who was lynched

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The Houston Riot of 1917 was a mutiny and riot by 156 soldiers from the all-black 24th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army.

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Dorris Miller awarded Medal of Honor (1942)

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Dorris Miller awarded Medal of Honor (1942)

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He was the first black American to be awarded the Navy Cross, the highest decoration for valor in combat after the Medal of Honor.

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regard to voting rights and, by extension, racial desegregation.

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she became the first Black woman in Dallas County to vote in the Democratic Party primary.

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A case won by the NAACP involving the right of African-American,Herman Sweat to attend Law School at the University of Texas.

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D.Joe Williams integrates collegiate sports (1953)

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D.Joe Williams integrates collegiate sports (1953)

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was the first African American to integrate collegiate sports in Texas.

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1955 Dallas Youth Council Protest of Negro Achievement Day

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1955 Dallas Youth Council Protest of Negro Achievement Day

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Craft and members of the Youth Council decided to stage a boycott of the fair to draw attention to discriminatory practices

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In 1956, Mansfield ISD became the first school district in the state ordered by a federal court to desegregate.

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The team won the national championship in 1966, becoming the first team with an all-black starting lineup to do so.

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Election of Barbara Jordan to the Texas State Senate (1967) and House of Representatives

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Election of Barbara Jordan to the Texas State Senate (1967) and House of Representatives

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Barbara Jordan of Houston in March 1967.The first black state senator.

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Texas Legislative Black Caucus Formed (1973)

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Texas Legislative Black Caucus Formed (1973)

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the Texas Legislative Black Caucus was organized in 1973 by eight African Americans who were elected to the Texas House of Representatives.