1900's - 1930's

By 4CLakeview

  • The Niagara movement.

    The Niagara Movement was the first significant black protest of the twentieth century lead by Willliam M. and W.E.B. DuBois.

  • Berea Collage V.S. Common Wealth Of Kentucky

    Supreme Court upheld law forrbidding interracial instruction. This made schools and collages unable to hold black students, this man eventully trying against NAACP.

  • Thurgood Marshall

    Born July, second was Thurgood Marshall. He later became brown v.s. board of education leader.

  • W.E.B. DuBois

    He Formed The National Association for advancement of colored people .Or for short NAACP. They used courts to fight for blacks and their rights.

  • Another by-racial group

    He Formed The National Association for advancement of colored people .Or for short NAACP. They used courts to fight for blacks and their rights.

  • The Release of D.W. Griffith's film ‘birth of a nation’ 1915

    The film demonizes blacks and glorifies the klan. It also inflames race tensions and white attacks on black communities.

  • African Americans 1917

    Their houses got destroyed more than 2, 000. It is called the Great Fire. Most African Americans were homeless. (in Atlanta)

  • The Red Summer 1919

    Documented were 26 race riots. Across the country lots of black communities were attacked. Hundreds were killed even more injured.

  • Atlanta world newspaper Founded by William A. Scott

    He Formed The National Association for advancement of colored people .Or for short NAACP. They used courts to fight for blacks and their rights.

  • Charles Hamilton Houston 1929

    Charles went to Harvard University Law School, became an associate professor and vice dean at a law school.