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Period 8
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Executive Order 9981
President Truman desegregates the military -
Brown V. Board of Education
supreme court made ruling decision to desegregate schools -
Montgomery Bus Boycott Begins
MLK starts bus boycott due to Rosa Parks arrest -
March on Washington
250,000+ people gathered to hear MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech -
Civil Rights Act signed
LBJ signs Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
Bloody Sunday in Selma
Peaceful protesters attacked -
Assassination of MLK
Dr. King was assassinated in Tennessee, leading to protests