1947 April 10 Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, thereby breaking the modern color line. Jackie Robinson's first game was 5 days later on April 15th
On December 9th 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery Alabama for refusing to move to the back of the bus. This led to a successful citywide bus boycott.
1960 february 1st 4 black students from Carolina Agricultural and tech collage staged a sit in at a segregated lunch counter. The 4 students where refused service but were still allowed to sit.
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1963 April 16th, Martin luther king Jr was arrested in Birmingham and wrote a letter arguing that individuals have the moral duty to disobey the injustice laws.
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The bodys of 3 civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman age 20, Michael Schwerner age 24, and James E. Chaney age 21, (2 of these men were white.) Where found buried near philadelphia, Mississippi.
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Andrew Goodman, Micheal Schwerner, James Chaney