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=Marian Anderson (1897-1993)=

1925 Anderson performs with New York Philharmonic orchestra 1939 DAR controversy/ concert on steps of Lincoln Memorial 1965 Anderson retires from singing

__African American Civil Rights Timeline from CNN__:
http://articles.cnn.com/2006-01-31/politics/extra.civil.rights.timeline_1_slave-trade-segregation-black-students?_s=PM:EDUCATION

1865 The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, is ratified 1868 The 14th Amendment, which requires equal protection under the law to all persons, is ratified 1870 The 15th Amendment, which bans racial discrimination in voting, is ratified 1896 The Supreme Court approves the "separate but equal" segregation doctrine 1909 Founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 1954 The Supreme Court declares school segregation unconstitutional (Brown v. Board of Education) 1955 Bus Boycott- Rosa Parks (Mongomery, Alabama) 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech 1964 Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, declaring discrimination based on race illegal

=Jim Crow Laws video:= media type="youtube" key="ChWXyeUTKg8?fs=1" height="307" width="384" =Plessy v. Ferguson video:= http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/segregation2.html =Separate but Equal video:= http://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/videos#brown-vs-board-of-education-separate-is-not-equal

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= = =Jackie Robinson video (1947):= http://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/videos#jackie-robinson-changes-the-face-of-america

= = = = =Intro Video: archived news reel made in the 1950's. Gives a brief overview.=

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songs 1. end 3:40 2. ends 11:05

Penn Special Collection Site:
http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/anderson/