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Servicmen's Readjustment Act (GI Bill)
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-allowed millions of the natin's soldiers who served in WWII to further advance their education
-laid the foundation for economic expansion in the post war era |
1944, Social Reform
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Committee on Civil Rights
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-Established by Harry Truman
-purpose was to bring the government and the African American people together to work for civil rights progress |
1946, Social Reform
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Jackie Robinson
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-signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers
-one of the first to break down racial barriers in sports |
1947, Social Reform
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NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
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-wanted to reform segregation laws
-Thurgood Marshall chief legal counsel, became supreme court justice |
Non-Violent, Social Reform
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Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka
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-segregation of public school is unconstitutional
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1954, social reform
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Earl Warren
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-former California governor
-appointed to Supreme Court -pro social reform - took many difficult cases (ex. Brown v. Board of Education |
Social Reform
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Little Rock Crisis
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-Arkansas governer sent out the national guard to prevent black students from enrolling in school
-Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort the students to school |
1957, Social Reform
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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-lasted over a year
-sparked by Rosa Parks |
1950's, Social Reform
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Civil Rights Act
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-very mild
-established a Civil Rights Commision to protect black voting rights and investigate alleged civil rights violations |
1957, 1960, Social Reform
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