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Slavery
In 1865 13th Amendment outlaws slavery -
The Ku Klux Klan
In 1865 the Ku Klux Klan founded to maintain white supremacy throuhg intimidation, and violence. -
Freedman's Bureau
In 1865 Freedman's Bureau formed during reconsturction to assist freed slaves in the south. -
Civil Acts Right
In 1866 Civil Rights Acts grants citizenship to native-born Americans except Indians. -
Equal Protection
In 1868 14th Amendment grants equal protection of the laws to African Americans -
The right to vote
In 1870 15th Amendment establishes the right of African American males to vote -
Public Accommodations
In 1875 Civil Rights Act grants equal access to public accommodations -
Separate but Equal
In 1896 Supreme Court validates the principle of "separate but equal" in Plessy v. Ferguson -
Niagara Movement
In 1905 Niagara Movement founded to fight for school integration, voting rights, and assist African American political candidates, forerunner of the NAACP -
Greensburg Riot
In 1906 Greensburg, Indiana, race riot, the first of many in reaction to African American migration north -
KKK
The KKK re-invented themselves -
the right to vote
in 1920 the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. -
Congress For Civil Rights
In 1942 Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) fought for Civil Rights using non-violent protest -
Segregation in the military
in 1948 segregation in the U.S military was ended by President Harry Truman. -
law overturned
In 1954 Brown vs. Borad of education overturned the sepreate but equal law. -
Rosa Parks
In 1955 Rosa Parks refused to move out her seat and the boycott began. -
Desegregation of schools
in 1957 the troops were sent to Arkansas to inforce the desegregation of schools, by president Dwight Eisnerhower -
reassurance of voting rights
In 1960 the Civil Rights Act confirms voting rights for all americans. -
Malcolm X
In 1965 Malcolm X was assassinated, while preparing to give a speech -
Martin Luther King
Martin luther King was assassinated
