1945-04-12 00:00:00

Harry Truman President

1947-01-01 00:00:00

COLD WAR

1948-05-11 01:00:00

Earl Long Governor

1951-02-01 00:00:00

Achilles Heel Protest

31 incarcerated men cut their Achilles tendons with razor blades in protest of Angola’s brutal conditions, overwork, and cruel and unusual punishment. By May, a total of 55 men had slashed their heels. They were given the moniker, “Heel String Gang

1952-05-11 01:00:00

Robert Kennon Governor

1952-09-04 00:00:00

Maurice Sigler Warden

1953-01-20 00:00:00

Dwight Eisenhower President

1954-09-03 00:00:00

Brown v. Board of Education

Integrated schools abandoned the separate but equal doctrine from Plessy vs. Ferguson.

1955-09-03 00:00:00

James Baldwin Releases Notes of a Native Son

A novelist, poet, and social critic, James Baldwin published Notes of a Native Son, a collection of essays that tackle issues of race in America and Europe. He was an active member of SNCC.

1955-11-01 00:00:00

VIETNAM WAR

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