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emancipation proclamation
All former slaves within the southern states are now free -
13th amendment to the US Constitution
abolishes slavery -
14th amendment
gave rights to former slaves -
Pless v. Ferguson
"separate but equal" accommodations for each race but that was never the case -
NAACP
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -
Breaking the Color Line in Baseball
Jackie Robinson being the first black pro baseball player -
Brown v. Board of Education
Made it so that schools became desegregated -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Boycott of use of any public transportation in Alabama -
I Have a Dream...
MLK delivers this powerful speech -
Civil Rights Act
gave equal rights to all males regardless of color, race, religion, etc. -
Loving v. Virginia
banned anti-miscegenation laws (race-based restrictions on marriage) -
MLK Assassinated
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Oprah Becomes First Black female Billionaire
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Obama elected
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George Floyd's Death
George Floyd killed by police brutality
