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Executive Order 9981
It was important because it abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces and it cuased the end of segregation in the services. -
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Civil Rights Era
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Murder of Emmeett Till
It was important because it proved what "racist murderers" had done to the child and it caused an early momentum for the rise of the African American civil rights movement. -
Montgomery Bus Botcott
It was important because it was caused by the Rosa Parks incident in wich a black women was arrested because she would not give her seat up to a white man. This caused Montgomery to intergrate their bus system. -
Freedom Riders
It was important because it raised international attention to their cause and it caused the Interstate Commerce Commision to issue regulations prohibiting segregation in bus and train stations all over the US. -
16th street bombing
It was important because it was a bombing at a church that served as a meeting place for civil right leaders that killed 4 young women and it caused national attention to this movement. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
It was important because it banned segreagtion in public accomodations and it caused the government to compel school boards into desegregating their schools. -
Voting Rights Act
It was important because it allowed African Americans the right to vote and it caused for it to be the most far-reaching pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history. -
Executive Order 11246
It was important because it established requirements for non-discriminatory actions in the hiring nd employment and it caused requirements to Government contractors to take affirmative action to insure that equal opportunity is provided in all aspects of their employment. -
Black Panthers
It was important because the members practiced self-defense against the US government and it cuased revolutionary establishment of socialism through mass organizing and community based programs. -
MLK assassination
It was important because a very powerful leader of the civil rights movement during the 1950s was assassinaated. This caused to speed up the process of an equal housing bill that would be the last significant legislative achievement of the civil rights era.
