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Jump Jim Crow was performed by Thomas Dartmouth Rice

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KKK was founded by confederates in Tennessee

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KKK enshrined

as black peoples legal protection was restricted again

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Louisiana passed separate car law

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Homer A. Plessy got arrested for sitting in a white railroad coach

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Plessy v. Ferguson

Jim Crow laws were legalised

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Great migration

6 million black Americans moved out of the south

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KKK revived by white Protestants

against Jews and catholics

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President Harry Truman promotes racial equality

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NAACP challenges “separate but equal “ concept

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Malcom X joined the Nation of Islam

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Most active period

Malcom X was main spokesperson of the Nation of Islam

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May 17, 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education: Supreme court declared segregated schools are unconstitutional.

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May 17, 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education: Supreme court declared segregated schools are unconstitutional.

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May 31 1955 Brown II:  Supreme Court instructed schools to implement integration "with all deliberate speed," with the implementation being monitored by federal courts.

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May 31 1955 Brown II:  Supreme Court instructed schools to implement integration "with all deliberate speed," with the implementation being monitored by federal courts.

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September 4, 1957: The Little Rock Nine, nine Black students, attempted to enter Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas but were blocked by the Arkansas National Guard, ordered the Governor.

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September 4, 1957: The Little Rock Nine, nine Black students, attempted to enter Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas but were blocked by the Arkansas National Guard, ordered the Governor.

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-First civil rights law since the 1800s.

-Tries to protect Black Americans’ right to vote.

-Creates a civil rights department in the government.

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September 25, 1957: After President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce desegregation, the Little Rock Nine successfully entered and attended Central High School under military protection.

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September 25, 1957: After President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce desegregation, the Little Rock Nine successfully entered and attended Central High School under military protection.

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May 1958: Ernest Green became the first African American to graduate from a previously all-white public high school, at Little Rock Central High School.

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May 1958: Ernest Green became the first African American to graduate from a previously all-white public high school, at Little Rock Central High School.

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KKK rises again to oppose civil rights movement

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-African American students protest against segregation at lunch counters

-Non-violent direct action

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Makes voting rights laws stronger and

punishes people who stop others from registering to vote.

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- Activists travel by bus through the southern USA

-Protest against segregation in interstate buses

-Many are arrested or attacked

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January 28, 1962: The Black is Beautiful movement starts off with a fashion show staged by the photojournalist Kwame Brathwaite titled, “Naturally ‘62: The Original African Coiffure and Fashion Extravaganza designed to restore our Racial Pride & Standards.

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January 28, 1962: The Black is Beautiful movement starts off with a fashion show staged by the photojournalist Kwame Brathwaite titled, “Naturally ‘62: The Original African Coiffure and Fashion Extravaganza designed to restore our Racial Pride & Standards.

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Martin Luther King ( March on Washington) 1963

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Martin Luther King ( March on Washington) 1963

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Bans discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Ends segregation in schools, restaurants, hotels, and other public places and

makes job discrimination illegal.

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Malcom X left Nation of Islam

begann advocating for human rights internationally

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Malcom X traveled, spoke about racial justice globally

influenced Black Power ideas

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Assassination of Malcom X

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March 1965 - Three Selma to Montgomery marches lead to the Voting Rights Act

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March 1965 - Three Selma to Montgomery marches lead to the Voting Rights Act

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Protects the right to vote,

Bans unfair voting rules and

allows the government to watch elections in some states.

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Black Panther Party for Self-Defence

Founded by Huey Newton, Bobby Seale

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-Movement for Black pride and self-determination

-More radical approach than earlier civil rights protests

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- Black American athletes raise fists on the podium

-Protest against racism and discrimination worldwide

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Passed after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed.

Focuses on problems that still existed after earlier laws

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Part of the Civil Rights Act of 1968.

Makes it illegal to discriminate when renting, selling, or financing housing.

Tries to reduce housing segregation.

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Peak activity

self-defence, community programs

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KKK rises again at the end of Vietnam war

neo-nazi ideology

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Black Panther Party got divided due to repression and internal conflicts

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2008: Barack Obama elected as the first Black President of the USA

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2008: Barack Obama elected as the first Black President of the USA

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Unarmed Black teenager was shot and killed by the police and the officer was not indicted.

Sustained national protests erupted and it became a symbol of racial injustice.