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-1865

-Abolished slavery

-End of civil war and lead to rights for slaves

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-1868

-Granted citizenship to people born in US and slaves

-Gave legal rights to slaves within US

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-1869

-Gave african american the right to vote

-Allowed them to have a say in government

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-1919

-First african american baseball player

-Lead to equality in sports

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-Equal treatment of everyone in the armed forces

-July 26, 1948

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-1955

-Lynched because he was flirting with a white women

-Racism was still present long after slavery ended

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-1957

-9 african american students attended an all white school

Attempt at ending segregation

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-1960

-Four african american men sat in at a white only diner

-Attempt at ending segregation

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-1961

-Blacks and whites would ride into the south on the same buses together

-Attempted to end segregation

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-1963

-Attempt at integration efforts of african americans into birmingham

-Attempt at ending segregation

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1963

-MLKs letter defending the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism

--Fought for civil rights

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-African Americans marched on Washington in protest for equality, led by many famous leaders such as MLK

-August 28, 1963

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-Nobody should be denied the right to vote because they can’t pay a poll tax

-January 23, 1964

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-prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex

-1964

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-Equality and no discrimination in the workplace to anyone

-July 2, 1965

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-African Americans overcame legal barriers that didn’t allow them to exercise their right to vote

-1965

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-1965

-Was imprisoned for sitting in front of bus

-Led to civil rights revolt

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-Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated, JFK catapulted his campaign with support for MLKs family

-April 4, 1968

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-prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex

-1968

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-United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade

-1972

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-Women can have an abortion if they decide to

-January 22, 1973