Those most important actions occurred from the s until Since then, there have been political and social gains of many kinds. African Americans helped to elect government representatives of our choice and most importantly to select the first black president in We have maintained a political awareness that should keep us active and involved in what happens to the future of America.
Black pride has been a key to our social evolution in American; yet, we must continue to be aware of steps that must still be climbed in economics, education, and even global diversity.
We must remain committed to the cause. We must teach our children how far we have come from the turmoil of the Civil Rights Movement, and more importantly, the necessity to continue the fight for equality, justice and progress.
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Share on Pinterest Share. Send email Mail. Opening Lounge The exhibit featured more than a dozen multimedia displays and more than artifacts from this watershed year in American history. View Photo. This special lounge area highlighted the fashion trends which defined the late s. Martin Luther King, Jr. Apollo 8 Life-sized replica of the lunar module.
Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. As delegates flowed into the International Amphitheatre to nominate a Democratic Party presidential candidate, tens of thousands of protesters swarmed the streets to rally against the Vietnam War and From the inauguration of Donald Trump to the first total solar eclipse to traverse the Lower 48 in nearly a century, was a year for the history books.
Here we review the biggest news in politics, culture and science this year. Protesters in Hong Kong clashed with police, fire consumed an year-old cathedral in Paris, the U. These are only a few of the most prominent events It was a year like no other. Amid the massive losses inflicted by a global pandemic, bitter political divisions and racial unrest that exploded into violence, glimmers of light shone through the darkness. Frontline medical workers and those in other essential jobs risked their There was a government shutdown, a super blue blood moon, historic midterm elections and a very American addition to the British royal family.
Take a look back at the eventful year of with a review of the most important events in politics, culture, science and the It was the year that shattered the fragile consensus that had shaped American society The Orangeburg Massacre occurred on the night of February 8, , when a civil rights protest at South Carolina State University SC State turned deadly after highway patrolmen opened fire on about unarmed black student protestors.
Three young men were shot and killed, and Kennedy, faced reports about new violence—this time at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. As the evening news broadcast images of billy The s started off as the dawn of a golden age to most Americans. On January 20, , the handsome and charismatic John F. Kennedy became president of the United States.
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