1968 ⟶ Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
April 4: Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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✊ Birmingham Campaign: Civil Rights Demonstrations and Confrontation
March–April: Birmingham campaign, a key event in the 1954-1968 Civil rights movement⟶
Civil Rights MovementAfrican AmericansSegregationNonviolent ResistanceProtestsMartin Luther King Jr.Racial DiscriminationUnited States HistorySocial Justice
United States🎤 Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers 'I Have a Dream' Speech at March on Washington
August 28: Martin Luther King Jr. delivers "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.⟶
Civil Rights MovementAfrican AmericansSocial JusticeMartin Luther King Jr.ActivismEquality
United States📜 Civil Rights Act Enacted, Ending Segregation
July 2: Civil Rights Act abolishes segregation in the USA.⟶
Civil Rights MovementSegregationLegislationEqualityDiscriminationSocial JusticeAfrican AmericansVoting RightsLyndon B. Johnson
United States🗳️ Voting Rights Act Enacted
March 17: The Voting Rights Act of 1965, inspired by the Selma to Montgomery marches.⟶
Civil RightsVoting RightsLegislationAfrican AmericansEqualitySocial JusticeCivil Rights Movement
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🕊️ Assassination of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy
AssassinationCivil Rights MovementPresidential ElectionPolitical ViolenceSocial Upheaval
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