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09/09/1957 |
Civil Rights Act of 1957 is adopted in Washington, D.C. |
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02/01/1960 |
F.W. Woolworth store is the site of a civil rights demonstration in North Carolina. |
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02/28/1960 |
Emergency Public Integration Committee is established. |
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03/26/1960 |
Demonstrations are held at F.W. Woolworth stores in Greater Boston. |
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05/17/1960 |
Group calls for a college student boycott of classes. |
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1960 |
Boston Branch NAACP membership peaks at some 5,000 members. |
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03/06/1961 |
Affirmative Action is adopted in Washington, D.C. |
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05/04/1961 |
Freedom Riders leave Washington, D.C. |
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06/20/1961 |
Demonstration is held against poet Langston Hughes. |
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10/13/1961 |
Riot takes place at a football game at White Stadium. |
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