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- 2. The Emancipation ____________________ declared freedom for 3.1 million slaves in January 1863. This was an Executive Order issued by Abraham Lincoln.
- 5. ______________________ is the separation of people based on their race.
- 7. DR. ___________________ was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
- 8. The __________ movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for blacks to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.
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- 1. ____________________ Month recognizes the struggles and celebrates the triumphs of the African American people.
- 2. African Americans used peaceful ____________ as a way to fight for their rights.
- 3. _______________________ was enforced in schools in the year 1954 by the Supreme Court. Students of all colors are now allowed to attend the same schools together.
- 4. Barack ________________________ was the 44th President of the US and the first African American President in history.
- 6. In 1955 _________ Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man on a bus.
- 7. Dr. MLK Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Washington ______________________.