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ku klux klan
American white supremacist hate group. Also known for being an underground campaign of violence against Republican leaders and voters and of course known for their strange way to dress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJR3C4A8myM -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation, after Rosa Parks was arrested, the NAACP organized a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama bus system for a day. African American riders stayed off that day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE6Yvy--5aw -
Little Rock Nine
The significance of this event is all about the black students enrolling into an all-white Central High School in Little Rock, is considered to be the most important event in the African American Civil Rights Movement. -
Kennedy's Assassination
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States. He dealt with the Cold War and believed in Civil Rights. Unfortunately, he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM1VjpMy9-A -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Named president after the assassination of President Kenedy.
Lyndon B. Johnson is the 37th vice president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Best known for his great society social service programs and expanding U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The legislation outlawed any form of discrimination against, race, gender, age or religion. It took many years to actually see the results of it but it was all worth it. -
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination
American Baptist minister and the most famous civil rights activist. His belief in nonviolence and ideology was what brought equallity to America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47Y6VHc3Ms -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 first manned mission with six manned U.S. landings,a great day to be an american. Biggest television event of the 20th century. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zplHIWNfR7Q -
The Watergate Scandal
Scandal that happend during Presidential Election. Richard Nixon was running for election against George McGovern.John Mitchell and John Dean tried to steal documents from the Democratic National Comitee. Nixon tried to cover that up,of course he failed and as a result he gave up his presidency. -
Hurricane Carmen
Major Atlantic hurricane that made landfall on the US coast of the Gulf of Mexico in early September 1974. it was a Hurricane category 4 some of the areas that were affected where, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Texas, Belize, Louisiana, Yucatán Peninsula, Hispaniola andLesser Antilles. The torrential rainfall from the storm inundated farmland across the region, ruining rice crops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9zcxt0oCGM
