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Her arrest for not giving up her seat led to the year long Montgomery Bus Boycott

Who is Rosa Parks

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With 4 golds, 7 medals in 2016. This Olympiad is considered most accomplished American Gymnast in history

Who is Simone Biles

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In this year, Truman desegregated the military.

What happened in 1948

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This decentralized political and social movement, started in 2013, seeks to highlight racism, discrimination and inequality, often through policy changes

What is Black Lives Matter

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"Living for the City" won this singer a Grammy in 1975

Who is Stevie Wonder

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An early chair of SNCC and a Freedom Rider, he served in Congress for 33 years.

Who is John Lewis

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Before he was “The Greatest”, this boxing Olympiad won a gold medal in the 1960’s Olympics .

Who is Cassius Clay/Muhammed Ali

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in this year, Brown v. Board of Education led to desegregated schools

What happened in 1954

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this organization, founded in 1909 had a mission to o ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination

What is the NAACP

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"Drunk in Love" won this singer a Grammy in 2015

Who is Beyonce

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He argued for desegregation before the Supreme Court and then served on it.

Who is Thurgood Marshall

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Considered the fastest woman in the world in 1988, this track and field Olympiad set world records in the 100-meter and 200-meter events

Who is Florence Griffith-Joyner

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Interstate Commerce commission ruled to integrate interstate trains and passenger busses by this Jan 10th of this year

What happened in 1956?

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This political organization founded in 1966 promoted open-carry, monitoring police brutality, and developing community social programs.

What is the Black Panther Party

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"Ain't No Sunshine" won this singer a Grammy in 1972

Who is Bill Withers

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A Muslim, a militant civil rights leader and a major organizer of the Nation of Islam in NYC.

Who is Malcolm X

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This track and field Olympiad put Adolph Hitler’s Aryan myth to shame, winning 4 gold medals in the 1936 games in Berlin.

Who is Jesse Owens

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The Voting Rights Act prohibiting voting discrimination was passed in this year.

What happened in 1965?

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Founded by Jesse Jackson in 1971 this organization in Chicago raised public awareness to initiate corporate action and government sponsorship.

What is Operation PUSH

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"Be Without You" won this singer a Grammy in 2007

Who is Mary J. Blige

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From the NAACP to SCLC to SNCC and the Freedom rides – she touched them all

Who is Ella Baker

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In 2006, this speedskating Olympiad became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Winter Olympic Games

Who is Shani Davis

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In this year, Loving v. Loving led to legalization of interracial marriages

What happened in 1967.

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Marcus Garvey’s black nationalist fraternal organization ran business, organized a nursing corps had an Agrican Legion and a weekly newspaper in the 1920’s

What is the Universal Negro Improvement Association

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"Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay" won this singer a Grammy in 1969

Who was Otis Redding

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