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A new African American cultural identity resonated throughout American culture.
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Non-violent passive resistance required much preparation and mental strength.
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Barack Obama's election to the presidency exemplifies changing attitudes about race.
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Rosa Parks was a seasoned activist who planned her action on a Montgomery bus.
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Learn about the Great Migration, when African-Americans left the South in large numbers.
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The oppression of African Americans continued following the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Charles Hamilton Houston and Victor Hugo Green fought for equality.
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White people resented African Americans’ prosperity, and their alleged equality.
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After Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, the Black Panthers advocated armed resistance.
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Affirmative action paired with changing social attitudes to nurture a black middle class.
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President Reagan's "War on Drugs" fell disproportionally hard on black communities.
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Daunting economic challenges were made worse by the deindustrialization of urban areas.
