Riding Freedom: 10 Milestones in U.S. Civil Rights History: Quick Facts

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Poor People's Campaign

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Jackie Robinson in a baseball uniform stands on a field holding a bat over his shoulder, looking into the distance, 1946.

United States Army

Greensboro sit-in

Martin Luther King, Jr.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act at a desk in the White House, surrounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. and a group of witnesses.

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