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FEB 1, 1968
JAN 4, 1965 National
Freedom Conference
National of Christians

1963 Bank and Jews
AUG 28, 1963 Co-founded by
1963 March Malcolm X Jackie Robinson, the Jackie serves as national
chairman of the National
on Washington Jackie Robinson and Malcolm X Freedom National Conference of Christians
publicly denounce each other’s
Bank opens. It would
and Jews’ Brotherhood
tactics on gaining equality for
The Robinson family attends become the largest Week.
the “March on Washington for African Americans. Robinson black-owned and
Jobs and Freedom,” at which believed in integration, while operated bank in
Malcolm X was more of a
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, New York State. The National Conference of
Jr. gives his famous “I Have a segregationist at the time. Christians and Jews was founded
Dream” speech. Jackie Nonetheless, the men maintain in 1927 to promote harmony
Robinson and Dr. King are great respect for each other. between groups separated by
friends, despite disagreeing race and religion.
over some issues, such as the
United States' involvement in
the Vietnam War.
One of many marches that Jackie
and his family joined, the 1963 FEB 28, 1964 1965
“March on Washington, D.C.” saw Rachel FEB 8, 1966
250,000 people gather in front of the Nelson
Lincoln Memorial to shed light on Robinson Special
limited job opportunities and other Rockefeller Assistant to
social inequities faced by African Jackie Robinson as Director
Americans. Conceived of by civil resigns from Chock Governor
rights activists A. Philip Randolph of Nursing
and Bayard Rustin, and organized full o’Nuts to join Rachel Robinson becomes Rockefeller
with the great support of African- Nelson Rockefeller’s Director of Nursing for the
American men and women across presidential campaign Jackie Robinson is
the country, it was where Dr. King as one of six deputy state mental health center appointed by New York
shared his “I Have a Dream” speech. national directors. in New Haven, Connecticut, Governor Nelson Rockefeller
and an Assistant Professor to the position of Special
at the Yale University School Assistant for Community
of Nursing. Affairs.

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