1969 ⟶ Stonewall Riots Spark Gay Rights Movement
June 28 – July 3: The Stonewall riots in New York City insti...
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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🏳️🌈 Stonewall Riots Spark Gay Rights Movement
June 28 – July 3: The Stonewall riots in New York City instigate the gay rights movement.⟶
LGBTQ+Social JusticeActivismCivil RightsNew York CityProtestSocial Movements
United 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.⟶
Civil RightsAfrican AmericansProtestSocial Justice
United States🏳️🌈 Massachusetts Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
November 18: Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.⟶
LGBTQ+Marriage EqualityCivil RightsMassachusettsLegalizationSocial ChangeActivism
United States🚗 Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' Rally and Violence
August 11 – 12: 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.⟶
RacismPolitical ProtestCivil RightsPolitical ViolenceSocial Justice
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