A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Southern United States"
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1841 The city of Dallas, TexasDallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in the state of Texas [i] and the ninth-largest [i] ...
is founded by John Neely Bryan. The original town of few inhabitants and mud huts would later become a major city in the SouthSouthern United States The Southern United States or the South constitutes a distinctive region [i] covering a large port ...
, as well as the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
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1849 The cityCity A city is an urban area [i] that is differentiated from a town [i], village [i], or hamlet [i] ...
of Fort Worth, Texas is founded, at that time known as "Camp Worth". Starting off humbly, the city would one day be a major cattle-herding center, and a major center of commerce in the SouthSouthern United States The Southern United States or the South constitutes a distinctive region [i] covering a large port ...
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1960 In Greensboro, N.C., four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College begin a sit-in at a segregatedRacial segregation Racial segregation is characterized by separation of people of different race [i]s in daily life when bo ...
Woolworth's lunch counter. Although they are refused service, they are allowed to stay at the counter. The event triggers many similar nonviolent protests throughout the SouthSouthern United States The Southern United States or the South constitutes a distinctive region [i] covering a large port ...
, and 6 months later the original four protesters are served lunch at the same counter.
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