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Martin Luther King Day
Rosa Parks' refusal to recognise segregation, the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955, and the passing of a bill to recognise Martin Luther King Jr Day as a national holiday.
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Fri 11 Nov 198321:00
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Freedom in America
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The 25th anniversary of the desegregation of the University of Alabama.
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