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Mississippi constitutional convention
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Jan
7
1868
Marches for the right to vote
James Meredith wounded by white sniper as he walked along U.S. Highway 51 near Hernando, Mississippi, on second day of 220-mile voter registration march from Memphis to Jackson. March was continued on June 7 by Martin Luther King Jr., Floyd McKissick, Stokely Carmichael and other civil rights
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6
1966
The National Civil Rights Museum officially opens
The National Civil Rights Museum officially opens at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., the site of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Thornton, Willie Mae “Big Mama” (1926-1984)
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25
1984
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24
1962
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10
1969
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6
1790
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13
1969
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1962
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1
1834
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20
1788
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8
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12
1948
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12
1887
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1980
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(1856) Sara G. Stanley Addresses The Convention Of Disfranchised Citizens Of Ohio
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Dec
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1881
Interruption of Protest March
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Mar
28
1968
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1778
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