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The U.S. Civil Rights Movement ranks as one of the most profound watershed events in world history. While there is much in the areas of race relations and social reform to be accomplished, no informed observer can deny ... The following timeline offers a glimpse into the lives of those who fought to make this ideal a reality.
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www.usm.edu/crdp/html/cd/intro.htm
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For the first time since Reconstruction, the federal government uses the military to uphold African Americans' civil rights, as soldiers escort nine African American students to desegregate a school in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/civil_01.html
www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/civil_01.html
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Use the following timeline to learn about some of the key events in civil rights history. ... Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, declaring discrimination based on race illegal. ... Extra!: Civil Rights Timeline...
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www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/01/31/extra.civil.rights.tim...
www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/01/31/extra.civil.rights.timeline/index.html
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The civil rights struggle in modern times ... Three civil rights workers disappear in Mississippi after being stopped for speeding; found buried six weeks later. ... Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement; (Western Michigan University)
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www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html
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The Voices of Civil Rights, a joint effort of AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress collects and preserves untold accounts of the Civil Rights Movement. ... Timeline; Review this civil rights timeline for an interactive tour of pivotal events and moments in civil rights history.
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www.voicesofcivilrights.org/
www.voicesofcivilrights.org/
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Timeline 1941-1973 is an overview of the Civil Rights Movement, with information about media coverage of key events. For detailed portraits of reporters and writers who covered the Civil Rights Movement, visit Reporters and Writers.
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www.reportingcivilrights.org/
www.reportingcivilrights.org/
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Aug. 28: About 250,000 activists take part in the March on Washington, lobbying for passage of civil rights legislation. Martin Luther King ... June: Freedom summer begins as thousands of civil rights volunteers, mostly college students from other states, pour into Mississippi to help black residents register to vote.
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