- Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white person. → A. Riots break out in Montgomery.
- Public city school districts are ordered to desegregate. → J. Both black and white students are bused to schools outside their neighborhoods.
- Jackie Robinson joins the Brooklyn baseball team. → F. Major-league professional sports become integrated.
- The 13th Amendment to the Constitution is passed in 1865. → G. Slavery is constitutionally abolished in the United States.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published. → I. The argument over slavery becomes more intense.
- Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. → D. Thousands of Africans are brought to North America.
- Three police officers are found not guilty of all charges pertaining to the Rodney King beating. → A. Riots break out in Los Angeles.
- The Underground Railroad is organized. → B. Thousands of southern slaves escape slavery and gain freedom.
- George Washington Carver writes and teaches about soil conservation and how to improve crop production. → E. Southern farmers learn how to be more productive.
- The triangle trade route is established. → C. The Montgomery bus boycott begins.
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