| 28 June 1964 |
United States
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Racism
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The Organization of Afro-American Unity is launched
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| 21 June 1964 |
United States
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Racism
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Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner are murdered during Freedom Summer
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| 3 February 1964 |
United States
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Racism
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New York families boycott segregated public schools
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| 23 January 1964 |
United States
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Racism
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The Twenty-fourth Amendment is ratified
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| 20 November 1963 |
United States
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Racism
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The UN adopts a declaration against racial discrimination
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| 13 November 1963 |
United States
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South Africa
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The UN General Assembly urges an oil embargo against South Africa
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| 15 September 1963 |
United States
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Racism
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A racist bombing kills four girls at a Birmingham church
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| 28 August 1963 |
United States
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Racism
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The March on Washington links jobs and freedom
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| 7 August 1963 |
United States
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South Africa
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The UN Security Council calls for a voluntary arms embargo
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| 12 June 1963 |
United States
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Racism
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Medgar Evers is assassinated in Mississippi
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| 11 June 1963 |
United States
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Racism
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Vivian Malone and James Hood register at the University of Alabama
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| 2 May 1963 |
United States
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Racism
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Young people join Birmingham’s Children’s Crusade
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| 16 April 1963 |
United States
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Racism
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King dates his Letter from Birmingham Jail
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| 12 April 1963 |
United States
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Racism
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King is arrested during the Birmingham campaign
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| 3 April 1963 |
United States
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Racism
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The Birmingham campaign begins
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