African American Civil Rights History

By orwigscott

  • First African American slaves arive in Virginia

  • Slavery is made illegal in the northern territories.

  • Illegal to import slaves from Africa

  • Civil War Starts

  • President Lincon issues the Emancipation Proclamation.

    This even gave the freedom of 3.1 million of the nations 4 million slaves.

  • Civil War ends.

  • 13th amendment is ratified

    This makes slavery illegal.

  • Jim Crow Laws are made

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    Jim Crow Law

  • Plessy V. Ferguson

    The Supreme Court Decision that segragation is constitutional.

  • N.A.A.C.P. is founded

    This is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It is the largest and oldest civil rights organization.

  • C.O.R.E. was founded.

    This originization played a big role for African Americans in the Cibil Righs Movment.

  • Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson was the first African American who played in Major Leauge Baseball.

  • U.S.A integrade the army

  • Rosa Parks gets arrested

    Rosa Park gets arrested because se didn't give her seat to a white man. This sparks off controversy across America.

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    This event was a protest of cities racial policies for public transit system.

  • Little Rock Nine

    These 9 Africa American Students were purposfuly put into non segragated schools. This event is considered as one of the most important events in the Civil Rights Movment.

  • "I Have A Dream" speach

    This speach was given by Mratin Luther King Jr. One of the most importatn events in the Civil Rights Movment.

  • President Johnson Signs the Civil Rights Act

    This outlawed all major formes of disgrimination and segragation

  • Jim Crow Laws are abolished.

  • Martin Luther King Jr gets assinated

  • Barak Obama becomes the 44th president of the United States of America

    First black president