15 Imp. Events in Black History

By jduerr77

  • African Endentured Servants Brought to Jamestown, VA

    African Endentured Servants Brought to Jamestown, VA

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery

    13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery

  • 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights

    15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson

  • African American Woman Starts A Business Which Will Make Her a Millionaire

    African American Woman Starts A Business Which Will Make Her a Millionaire

  • Father of the Blues Produces First Big Hit

    Father of the Blues Produces First Big Hit

  • Jesse Owens Wins Four Gold Medals at Berlin Olympics

    Jesse Owens Wins Four Gold Medals at Berlin Olympics

  • Breaking the Color Line in Baseball

    Breaking the Color Line in Baseball

  • Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers "I Have a Dream" in Washington, D.C.

    Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers "I Have a Dream" in Washington, D.C.

  • First African-American Astronaut in Space

    First African-American Astronaut in Space

  • Oprah Winfrey Becomes First African American Female Billionaire

    Oprah Winfrey Becomes First African American Female Billionaire

  • Obama Election, 2008, and Presidency

    Obama Election, 2008, and Presidency