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March on Washington
Over 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Bloody Sunday in Selma
Civil rights marchers were brutally attacked by state troopers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, during a march for voting rights.
John Lewis Born
John Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman, was born in Troy, Alabama.
Freedom Riders Attacked
Freedom Riders were attacked by mobs in Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama, while testing desegregation on interstate buses.
Selma to Montgomery Marches Conclude
The third Selma to Montgomery march concluded with 25,000 marchers arriving at the Alabama State Capitol.
SNCC Founded
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
John Lewis Dies
John Lewis, civil rights icon and U.S. congressman, died at age 80 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History Opens
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture opened on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
John Lewis Dies
John Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime congressman, died at age 80 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ella Baker Founds SNCC
Ella Baker organized the conference at Shaw University that led to the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Selma 50th Anniversary March
President Obama and civil rights leaders marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
Death of John Lewis
Civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman John Lewis passed away.