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Events of the Civil Rights Movement- 19th & 20th Centuries
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court upholds slavery. This decision is regarded as a key cause of the American Civil War. -
American Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect.The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as the country entered the third year of the Civil War. It declared that "all persons held as slaves … shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free" -
Slaughter-house cases
In the Slaughter-House Cases the Supreme Court votes 5–4 for a narrow reading of the Fourteenth Amendment. The court also discusses dual citizenship: State citizens and U.S. citizens.
Easter, the Colfax Massacre – More than 100 blacks in the Red River area of Louisiana are killed when attacked by white militia after defending Republicans in local office – continuing controversy from gubernatorial election -
Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published, featuring the admirable African-American character Jim. -
Florida A&M University
The State Normal School for Colored Students, which would become Florida A&M University, is founded. -
Plessy VS. Ferguson
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court upholds de jure racial segregation of "separate but equal" facilities. -
Niagara Movement
First meeting of the Niagara Movement, an interracial group to work for civil rights. -
First black doctor opens practice
-Orlando's first black doctor opens practice.
-Viola Pettus, an African-American nurse in Marathon, Texas, wins attention for her courageous care of victims of the Spanish Influenza, including members of the Ku Klux Klan. -
Negro National League
-Negro National League (1920–1931) established.
-Fritz Pollard and Bobby Marshall are the first two African-American players in the National Football League (NFL).
-Pollard goes on to become the first African-American coach in the NFL. -
Rosewood Massacre
Rosewood massacre: Six African Americans and two whites die in a week of violence when a white woman in Rosewood, Florida, claims she was beaten and raped by a black man
