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The Beginnings: 1939The year 1939 was one of constant change in the United States. The decade-long Great Depression left millions of African American families in poverty. A group of activists and attorneys, who would become known as the Black Cabinet, began providing di Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00 -
The Beginnings: 1942In 1942, it became clear that World War II would drastically change the United States forever. The war would help bring racial equality to the American workforce and give Black soldiers the chance to serve in high-ranking military positions. This is Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
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The Beginnings: 1948The civil rights movement was just taking shape in 1948, and President Harry Truman helped set its course. Truman’s support for Black Americans made a bold statement and was something many leaders did not welcome. Despite the backlash it caused, Tr Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
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The Beginnings: 1951The year 1951 would alter the way the Black community looked at segregated education. Local NAACP leaders and other activists spearheaded plans to end the rule of "separate but equal” and changed their strategy to integration. Barbara Johns would o Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
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The Beginnings: 1954The year 1954 was a turning point in the civil rights movement. The Supreme Court decision in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case, a combination of lawsuits challenging school segregation in the United States, would finally put an end to " Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
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The Movement: 1955The year 1955 saw a range of events that brought attention to the civil rights movement. Nonviolent protest became a cornerstone of the movement as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired more people to take up the cause. In August, Emmett Till, a Black Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
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The Movement: 1957The year 1957 was full of new beginnings and hope for a growing movement. In January, prominent civil rights leaders attended a historic meeting in Georgia with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the helm. In September, as protests were heating up around Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
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The Movement: 1960The year 1960 was a turning point in the civil rights movement as young Black women and men became peaceful warriors for change. In February, four Black college students, known as the Greensboro Four, were refused service at a lunch counter in North Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
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The Movement: 1963The year 1963 was memorable for both the violence against Black Americans and the words and actions it inspired. In June, two Black students were blocked from registering for classes at the University of Alabama. Civil rights leaders responded with Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
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The Movement: 1965The year 1965 was fraught with assassination, brutal attacks, and an attempt to deny Black Americans the right to vote. In February, Malcolm X, a Black religious’ leader and human rights activist, was slain. Bloody Sunday followed in March, when 6 Learn MoreSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $32.00
