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At a college in North Carolina, 4 african american freshman sat at a segregated lunch counter and were refused service.

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Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play Major League Baseball.

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The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S. including former slaves.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (July 2, 1965)

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (July 2, 1965)

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission made sure that civil rights laws were being followed so there was no discrimination in the workplace.

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Voting Rights Act of 1965 (August 6, 1965)

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Voting Rights Act of 1965 (August 6, 1965)

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This act granted African Americans the right to vote.

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This case challenged the law that made it a crime for abortion unless a women's life was at stake. This case legalized abortion nationwide.

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MLK Jailed and Letter from Birmingham Jail (April 16, 1963)

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MLK Jailed and Letter from Birmingham Jail (April 16, 1963)

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MLK was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama for a traffic violation. He wrote "A Letter From Birmingham Jail" that expressed his feelings toward the injustice.

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Nine African American students enrolled in an all white school in Little Rock, Arkansas were prohibited from entering the school. Supreme court declared that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

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Emmett was murdered for flirting with a white woman. His murder emphasized the brutality of the Jim Crow laws.

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The 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

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Civil Rights Act of 1968 (December 31, 1968)

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Civil Rights Act of 1968 (December 31, 1968)

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This act prohibited discrimination with the sale, rental, and financing of housing. The U.S. enforced laws to banks.

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This act ended segregation in pubic places and banned discrimination in the work force.

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The March on Washington was the march of the largest demonstration for human rights in the United States. It also united many civil rights organizations.

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The Freedom Rides were a series of organized interstate bus rides meant to confront the Jim Crow laws. This was also a landmark event in the civil rights movement.

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Rosa Park's act of resistance set off a boycott of the bus system in Alabama, which activated the larger movement against segregation in the United States.

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The Wisconsin school attendance laws were unconstitutional when applied to the amish because it violated the first amendment, freedom of religion.

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The 15th Amendment granted African Americans the right to vote.

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Desegregation of the Armed Forces (July 26, 1948)

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Desegregation of the Armed Forces (July 26, 1948)

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President Truman signed this executive order to combine the segregated military.

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James Earl Ray was a racist man and assassinated MLK in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968.

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The 24th amendment ended mandatory poll taxes. This contributed to the civil rights movement because these poll taxes were preventing African Americans from voting.

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The protests in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963 was organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. This event was protesting racial segregation.