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Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980
Topic 8.6
What event marked a major turning point in U.S civil rights history by sparking widespread nonviolent protests?
The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v.Ferguson case.
The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat.
President Truman's Executive Order9981 enactment .
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AP US History - 8.6 Early Steps in the Civil Rights Movement (1940s and 1950s)
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