African American history project

Civil War

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865

War fought to abolish slavery

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1862

Emancipation ProclamtionPresident Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war

13th amendment

Jan 31, 1865

13th amendmentThe 13th amendment abolished slavery

15th amendement

Mar 30, 1870

15th amendmentAllowed african american men to vote

Jackie Robinson

Feb 20, 1947

Jackie Robinson is the first black person to play in the MLB

Emmitt Till murder

Aug 28, 1955

Emmitt Till was a boy that was murdered for flirting with a white girl

Rosa Park refussed to give up her seat

Dec 5, 1955

Rosa Park was arrested for refussing ti give up her seat to a white man thta starts a bus boycott by african americans

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Jul 2, 1964

An act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide injunctive relief against discrimination

Martian Luther King

Apr 4, 1968

Martian Luther KIng is assassinated in Memphis TN

Civil Rights Act of 1968

Apr 11, 1968

An act to prescribe penalties for certain acts of violence or intimidation, and for other purposes

Barack Obama

Feb 20, 2009

Barack Obama is the first black man to become president