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Bessie Delany's Birth
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina. -
A Lesson Before Dying
This novel was set during the 1940s. In the book a young man named Jefferson was fasley accused of robbery and murder. Jefferson was told by the white people that he is a hog, and not a man. It's told from Grant's perspective and his job is to teach Jefferson that he should die like a man and not a hog. -
Death of Emmett Till
Emmett was 14 when he was murdered for whistling at a white woman. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to seat in the "coloured" section when a white man told her to get up and sit there. -
"I Have a Dream"
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his speech "I Have a Dream". -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
This Act made it so it was illegal to discriminate against different races. -
Jim Crow Laws
The Jim Crow Laws was enacted in 1876. These laws were used for "legalize" segregation. Whites called it "Separate but Equal". In every public place there were signs like "White Only" or "Coloured Served In Rear". These laws didn't end until 1965. -
Death of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. -
"Having Our Say"
The Delany Sisters write their first book together and have it published by Kodansha America in New York on Sadie's 104th birthday. -
Bessie Delany's Death
