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1904, The Day Law takes effect.
The Day Law takes effect, segregating both public and private schools, all the way across Kentucky. The law was a direct response, to the integrated education provide by Berea College. -
Atlanta Life Insurance
This is in 1905, when this man/barber opens Atlanta Life Insurance-Alonzo finally reaches his goal to raise $100,000, in his famous company. Former slave owner Alonzo Herndon establishes the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, is now a multimillion dollar company. -
Atlanta Riace Riot
The cause of this violent event, 25 black innocent people. Now at this time, it known as the “Atlanta Race Riot.”On a three day period, violence roamed the streets of Atlanta. White rioters were bursting through the owned businesses and tormenting pedestrians. This caused the death of 25 black members. -
National Urban League
1910, Another bi-racial group of activist establishes the National Urban League to remediate the victimization and deplorable social and economic conditions faced by blacks, who migrated North in hope of better prospects.
The organization counsels black migrants from the South, help train black social workers, and works in various other ways to bring educational and employment opportunities to blacks. Its research into the problems blacks faced in employment opportunities, recreation, housing, -
The NAACP opens a branch in Louisville
1914 The NAACP opens a branch in Louisville to protest lynching and mob violence against blacks. The NAACP opens a branch in Louisville to protest lynching and mob violence against blacks and to fight a new housing reinforcing segregation. -
The Great Fire
May 21, 1917
More than a 2,000 homes are destroyed in the Fourth Ward neighborhood near Auburn & Boulevard. Ten thousand people-mostly African Americans, are left homeless in what is known as “The Great Fire”. The damaged happened to destroy 85% of house wooden shingles.
More than a 2,000 homes are destroyed in the Fourth Ward neighborhood near Auburn & Boulevard. Ten thousand people-mostly African Americans, are left homeless in a brightly burning. -
Segregated Cab
This is a picture of a segregated
cabe, professionally reserved for whites. Blacks had to take the bus. This is a segregated cab from back then, when segregation was going on. Only skin-colored blacks couldn’t ride, take the bus. -
The Atlanta World Newspaper
August 5, 1928 The Atlanta World Newspaper is founded by William A. Scott. It becomes a daily paper in 1932.
Founding what would become the nation’s longest running daily newspaper, William A. Scott prints the first edition of the Atlanta World. His paper was one of the Deep South’s most widely circulated black newspapers by 1903. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. is born
Martin Luther King, Jr. is born January 15, 1929.he was Born on January 15, Martin Luther King would become one of the nation’s leading Civil Rights activists. He graduated an ordained minister from Morehouse College in 1948. Pursuing his own Ph.D in Boston, Martin King meets his future wife Coretta Scott.
MLK was son of the Ebenezer Baptist Church preacher (Michael’s father Michael Luther King). His righteousness heart gave away and Civil Rights finally stopped. -
Atlanta University
April 1, 1929 Atlanta University, Morehouse and Spelman colleges form the Atlanta University system and agree to share facilities and would later become the nation’s largest consortium of higher education for African-Americans. At the time, higher education was a predominantly Caucasian notion, 3 universities united with a mission to impart knowledge on the African-American community. -
Chinese-American girl to attend a segregated black school
1927, The government actually require a Chinese-American girl to attend a segregated black school rather than a white school. Wowing as it can be, the government make a Chinese-American white girl to a black segregated black school.
