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= = = __** Pivotal Moments in American Civil Rights History **__ = =** William Faulkner once wrote, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." Controversies continue to emerge over events, individuals, and even symbols that are connected to the history of race in the United States. **= = = =** This timeline includes events in civil rights history. Everyone should be familiar with all of the events, but you will research and present only one. **= = = =** TASK: Present specific background information regarding the outlined topic below. Explain to your classmates how and why your event could be considered a pivotal moment in Civil Rights history. **= = = = = =** Your research should cover (and your research may produce more information on one topic than another): **= =** (a) People **= =** (b) Places **= =** (c) Terms **= =** (d) Controversial elements **= =** (e) Importance to the Civil Rights Movement **= =** (f) Positive OR negative effects within the Civil Rights Movement **= =** (g) Any lasting influence as a historic moment **= =** (h) Any other interesting, important, notable, etc. information **=
 * ** 1909 The National Negro Committee convenes, which leads to the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). **
 * ** 1932 Powell v. Alabama is decided in the Supreme Court. **
 * ** 1948 President Truman issues Executive Order 9808 outlawing segregation in the U.S. military. **
 * ** 1954 The Supreme Court rules on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. **
 * ** 1955 Emmett Till is featured on the cover of Look Magazine. **
 * ** 1957 Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus uses the National Guard to block nine black students from attending Little Rock High School. **
 * ** 1960 Four black college students begin sit-ins at the lunch counter of a Greensboro, North Carolina, restaurant where black patrons are not served. **
 * ** 1968 James Earl Ray assassinates Martin Luther King. **
 * ** 2012 Travyon Martin shot by neighborhood watch **