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American Civil War
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Emancipation Proclimation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as a war measure during the American Civil War, directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the Executive branch of the United States. -
Slavery is abolished
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House on January 31, 1865, and adopted on December 6, 1865. -
PBS Pinchback elected as first black HOR member
Born in Macon, Georgia, on May 10, 1837, the son of a former slave, Pinckney Pinchback fought in the Civil War as a captain in the Union Army. He was the first African American to serve as a U.S. state governor, from 1872 to 1873 in Louisiana. -
Plessy vs Ferguson is heard in the Supreme Court.
Plessy vs Ferguson was heard in 1896 after a man, Homer Plessy, refused to sit in the black car on the train. This case established "seperate but equal" in the United States, which would last until 1955. -
NAACP is formed
Founded in 1909, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancment of Colored People) is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands of dedicated workers, organizers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans. -
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Great Depression
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U.S. Army desegregates Blacks from Whites
In 1948, President Harry S. Truman abolished the segregation of the United States Army. This eventually led to the desegregation of the United States. -
MLK says "I Have a Dream" speech
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, in which he calls for an end to racism in the United States. Delivered to over 250,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, the speech was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement. -
Segregation is strucken down
This law made any and all segregation illegal in all 48 states at the time. -
Brown vs Board of Education is heard in the Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott rallies after Rosa Parks is arrested.
Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December 1955, the Montgomery bus boycott was a 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional.
