Civil War ends (Blacks given 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments)
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February-Brashear enlists in the Navy
July-Truman Desegregates armed forces (Executive Order 9981)
Brown v Board of Education (public schools segregatin ruled unconstitutional)
March- Brashear becomes a Salvage Diver
Southern Manifesto- 96 legislators oppose Brown v Board and racial integration in public places
Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers his "I have a Dream" Speech
Congress passes Civil Rights Act
Diving Accident Occurs
Returns to full active duty
Last Known Lynching--4,000 blacks were lynched between 1882-1968
Master Diver Rank is achieved
Carl Brashear Retires from the military
Disability Act is passed
July- Brashear dies of heart failure
