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Jackie Robinson breaks Color Barrier
He became the first African American Professional Baseball player. -
Brown V Board of education
Racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional so they wanted to fight to change that. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was tired of sitting in the back of the bus so she sat in the front of the bus to protest it. She got arrested multiple times for it but eventually they got the law changed. -
Little Rock Nine
Nine black students integrated Central High School in Little Rock. This was after Brown V Board so they were trying to help that. -
Civil rights act of 1964
Banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin and ended segregation in public places. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This was to eliminate Racial Discrimination in voting. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, public spaces, transportation etc -
Voting rights Act amendments
Expanded voting protections to include language minorities, requiring bilingual voting materials in areas with large non English speaking populations. -
Rodney King & LA riots
The officer involved in Rodney Kings beating led to mass protests in Los Angeles. -
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
LGBTQ individuals tried to serve in the military -
#Metoo movement
Movement against sexual harassment -
George Floyd Protests
The killing of George Floyd by police caused protests on police reform and racial justice.