“the friends” historical context. slavery: early colonial period declaration of independence:...
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1960s Race Riots“The Friends” Historical Context
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
United States Racial Timeline
Norman Rockwell: Ruby Bridges
Throughout the 1960s Worst ones were Detroit (1967) and Los
Angeles (several) “White Flight”: Detroit went from majority-white to
majority-black in a very short period of time Metro Detroit is now consistently the most
segregated area in the county
Race Riots