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Fences Timeline
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Robinson broke the color barrier, which had been tacitly recognized for over 50 years
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The American League was integrated by the signing of Larry Doby to the Cleveland Indians
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South Africans Forced to Carry ID Cards Identifying Race
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Car Seat Belts introduced
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Only six of the sixteen major league teams had a black player, the integration was quite slow.
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African American and white civil rights activists launced the Freedom Rides
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"I Have a Dream" Speech
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice
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August Wilson wrote Fences
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Fences was first performed at Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut
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Fences was published
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The play was awarded a Tony Award for Best Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, and Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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Fences premired on Broadway
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Fences was revived on Broadway