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1960s Race Riots

1960s Race Riots. “The Friends” Historical Context. United States Racial Timeline. Slavery: Early Colonial period Declaration of Independence: 1776 Constitution: 1787 Civil War: 1861-1865 Emancipation Proclamation: 1863 “Forty Acres and a Mule” Brown v. Board of Education: 1954

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1960s Race Riots

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  1. 1960s Race Riots “The Friends” Historical Context

  2. United States Racial Timeline • Slavery: Early Colonial period • Declaration of Independence: 1776 • Constitution: 1787 • Civil War: 1861-1865 • Emancipation Proclamation: 1863 • “Forty Acres and a Mule” • Brown v. Board of Education: 1954 • Forced integration after forced segretation

  3. Norman Rockwell: Ruby Bridges

  4. Race Riots • Throughout the 1960s • Worst ones were Detroit (1967) and Los Angeles (several) • “White Flight”: Detroit went from majority-whiteto majority-black in a very short period of time • Metro Detroit is now consistently the most segregated area in the county

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