2017Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' Rally and Violence

August 11 – 12: Charlottesville, Virginia becomes the site o...
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🕊️ Assassination of Malcolm X

Assassination of Malcolm X (1965)
Civil Rights MovementAfrican American HistoryAssassinationPolitical ViolenceSocial Justice
United StatesUnited States

🏳️‍🌈 Stonewall Riots Spark Gay Rights Movement

June 28July 3: The Stonewall riots in New York City instigate the gay rights movement.
Stonewall Riots Spark Gay Rights Movement (1969)
LGBTQ+Social JusticeActivismCivil RightsNew York CityProtestSocial Movements
United StatesUnited States

🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏾 Million Man March Held in Washington, D.C.

October 16: The Million Man March is held in Washington, D.C. The event was conceived by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
Million Man March Held in Washington, D.C. (1995)
Civil RightsAfrican AmericansProtestSocial Justice
United StatesUnited States

👮🏾‍♂️ Freddie Gray's Death and Baltimore Unrest

April 25May 3: The death of an African-American man, Freddie Gray by police leads to violent unrest in Baltimore, Maryland.
Freddie Gray's Death and Baltimore Unrest (2015)
Civil RightsPolice BrutalityAfrican AmericansSocial JusticeProtestsRiotsRacial Inequality
United StatesUnited States

🚗 Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' Rally and Violence

August 1112: Charlottesville, Virginia becomes the site of a far-right rally protesting the removal of Confederate statues throughout the US. During the event, a white supremacist rams his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, injuring 19 and killing one.
Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' Rally and Violence (2017)
RacismPolitical ProtestCivil RightsPolitical ViolenceSocial Justice
United StatesUnited States