Put the key events and figures in chronological order that contributed to the civil rights of contemporary Black Americans: (1 point)

=A. Phillip Randolph influenced the passing of Executive Order 8802, which allowed Black Americans to participate in the defense industry.
=The Double V Campaign strengthened Black Americans civil rights and acknowledged Black Americans = fighting for freedom and democracy overseas contradicted the racial discrimination they experienced in
the U.S.
=Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. were influential figures in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which ended segregation on city buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and = Freedom, applying pressure on politicians to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act
of 1965.

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Here’s the chronological order of the key events and figures you provided that contributed to the civil rights of contemporary Black Americans:

  1. A. Phillip Randolph influenced the passing of Executive Order 8802, which allowed Black Americans to participate in the defense industry. (1941)
  2. The Double V Campaign strengthened Black Americans' civil rights and acknowledged Black Americans fighting for freedom and democracy overseas contradicted the racial discrimination they experienced in the U.S. (1942)
  3. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. were influential figures in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which ended segregation on city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. (1955-1956)
  4. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, applying pressure on politicians to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (1963)

This sequence highlights the progression of significant events and pivotal figures advocating for civil rights in the United States.