1955: Marian Anderson is the first black singer to appear with the Metropolitan Opera.
Today: There are many black opera singers appearing on stages across America. One of the most famous is Jessye Norman.
1955: The first woman is admitted to the Harvard School of Divinity.
Today: The first woman graduates from one of the last gender segregated institutions, the Citadel.
1954: The Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education that public schools should be integrated. To follow this order, many schools resort to bussing students.
Today: There is a movement away from bussing students.....
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