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American Civil War
The American Civil war, with the north states against the south states. The north states fought to free the black slaves, while the south states wanted to keep slaves legal. The war started on April 12 , 1861 at 4:30 a.m. when Confederates led by Gen. Pierre Beauregard fired 50 cannons on to Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War has begun. After 4 years, hundereds of battles and 620,000 soldier deaths the war ends when the southern states surrender. -
Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation About to enter the third year of the Civil War President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It said "that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free." To learn more check out the link. -
The 15th Amendment Passed
The 15th Amendment was passed and guarantees the right to vote to all men of every race.
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Civil Rights Act of 1875 was Signed
[ vil Rights Act of 1875 Artical ](http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/march_1_1875_grant_signs_the_civil_rights_act) The bill was signed into law by Ulysses S. Grant as the Civil Rights Act of 1875. It guaranteed blacks “full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges” at for example public venues such as inns, hotels, theaters and public transportation. -
Plessy Vrs. Furguson
Plessy V. Furgyson is a legendar United States Supreme Court case anwsering the constitutionality of "separate but equal." In 1892, Homer Plessy, who was one-eighth black, purchased a first-class ticket and sat in the white-designated railroad car. Plessy was arrested for violating the Separate Car Act and argued in court that the Act violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. He lost in the case. <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s54MsnV2Dp0' >Plessy V. Fergus -
The National Association of Black Women was Founded/Formed
The National Association of Colored Women Clubs was formed in Washington, D.C. during the First Annual Convention of the National Federation of Afro-American Women at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. During the convention, the National Federation of African-American Women, the Women's Era Club of Boston, and the National League of Colored Women of Washington, DC, and some smaller organizations were formed from the African-American women's club. -
The National Negro Committee Meets and is Formed
It will become the precursor to the NAACP. The National Negro Committee was created in response to the Springfield Race Riot of 1908. Black activists and white progressives called for a national conference to discuss African American civil rights. The group of activists met in order to address the social, economic, and political rights of African-Americans. -
In Guinn V. U.S. the Supreme Court rules against the Grandfather Causes
In Guinn V. U.S. the Supreme Court rules against the Grandfather Clauses used to deny blacks the right to vote. It found grandfather clause exemptions to literacy tests to be unconstitutional. Guinn vs. U.S. -
L.A. hires the Country's First Black Female Police Officer
History Of Women in Policing The exact date was not recorded but it happened in the year od 1916. Georiga Robinson joined the L.A. Police Department in 1919 becoming the first African-American Policewoman in the United States. -
Negro National League is established
The Negro League Website Rube Foster, owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants, led NNL. Itn became the first African-American baseball circuit to achieve stability and last more than one season. At first the league operated mainly in cities ranging from Kansas City to Pittsburgh.In 1924 it expanded into the south, going to Birmingham and Memphis. -
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The Great Depression
Great Depression Video The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade after World War II. The timing of the Great Depression was different across nations, but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930's. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. -
The League of Struggle for Negro Rights is founded
The League was founded in N.Y.C. in 1930 the exact date is not known.The League of Struggle for Negro Rights was the main civil rights organization of the American Communist Party during the early 1930. The Group was founded in St. Louis in 1930. -
Recy Taylor Kidnapped and Gang-Raped
She was kidnapped and gang-rapped by 6 white men. The men were never charged. Rosa Parks later throughly ivestagated this case. Rosa Parks worked to bring justice for Recy Taylor, and that was the creation of the "Committee for Equal Justice for Mrs. Recy Taylor". It quickly gathered national support. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a legendary part of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination due to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It made equlity in voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on August 6, 1965, was created to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from excluded from their right to vote under the 15th Amendment.
