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Nat Turner Rebellion
It proved how bad blacks wanted freedom. -
Dred Scott Decision
This showed the difference between the North and South and this helped push the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclimation
Freed the slaves. -
Tuskegee Institute Opens
Opening a school for blacks. -
Norris vs. Alabama
Showed that there was still racism between blacks and whites. -
Rosa Parks Sits on the Bus
Blacks still didn't have all the rights that whites did whites got it their way. -
Jackie Robinson Breaks Color Barrier
The first black male athlete in history whcih forever changed sports. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
This pushed passed the equal but seperate so things would truly be equal by law. -
Murder of Emmett Till
This event showed the racism that was still around in the south worse than the north. -
Little Rock 9
Little Rock 9, was the first time nine black teenagers were sent to a public school. Although, they were escorted by National Guard and the U.S. Army. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
It contributed to equal rights. -
March on Washington "I Have a Dream Speech"
Was the march for jobs and freedom. It was the largest demonstration they had seen with 250,000 people attending. -
Civil Rights Act
It made blacks and whites equal rights by law. -
Assassination of Malcom X
He was a more extreme version of Martin Luther King Jr. -
Election of Barack Obama
In 2008, was the election of the first black President, Barack Obama.
