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13th Amendment
The 13th amenment free all slaves Made slavery illegal in the whole United States ,And expectped as punishment for a crime. -
KKK Founded
The first anit civil rights movement. Led to other created to fight and attack african americans. Goverment officals were even in clan including public officers. -
14th amendment passes
If you was born in the united states you were a citizen.Also if you were born in the United States you would get equal rights as everyone else.It guareented African Americans the same rights as white people. -
15th Amendment
Any male could vote it doesnt matter what race you are ,At this time African Americans were allowed to vote but they choosed.Although ratfield on Febuary 3,1870 the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully realized for almost century. -
P.B.S. Pinchback first black goverment
He was born free Georgia,served as a govener for 35 days was later elected to the state legistaure. -
Third Civil Rights Act Passed
This was in responce to white buisness and merchants who did not make thier workplace equal for black people.It also prohibihated racial discrmination in the workplace.The black people were also to recive the same pay as thier white peers. -
Fredrick Douglass
After escaping from savery he became a leader of the abolition movement,he stood as a living counter, he was the first educated African Americans that wrote Autobiographies -
NAACP founded
NAACP founded by multi-racial group of activist in New York N.Y. intielly group called themselves National Negro Community English walling led the call to renew the struggle for civil equality. -
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Cival Rights important movements
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Tuskegee Airman
The first African Americans pilots to ever fly a plane. They were important because they are such great fighters they won the 99th Squadron and they won so many awards and by them doing that it opend up to more African Americans to fight for our Country. -
What some say the beginning of the civil rights movement
When Rosa Parks wouldnt get off the bus it fuled the African Americans to start the Civil Rights movement. It helped motivate the African Americans to take charge for example it helped them start the bus boycott -
The Crisis In Little Rock
Were the whites were still trying segragate schools. It was so bad they needed millitaary gaurds to protect them for one whole year in school. This was a important thing in the Cival Rights movement becasue it desegragetd all schools in the United States -
The beginning of sit ins
Four Black college students begin the sit ins at the lunch counter in Greensboro. It was important to the Cival Rights movement because it showed us taking action it went accross the United States on Tv and it publicly showed what was taking place in the South. -
The James Meridith Act
James meredith African American war veteran ,Us army guy who was trying to enroll in University of Mississippi. It was important because it showed everybody in the United States how messed up the South was so it was caught on camera -
Violence in Bermingham
The nonviolent protest were African Americans were being beaten.They were being sprayed by water hoses ,bit by police dogs,and beaten with bruton sticks. This was important because it Publicly broadcasted the brutality in the South all over the Us. -
March To Washington
Martin Luther King delivers his famous "I Have A Dream'' speech that had about 200,000 people. -
Brimingham Ala
Four young girls attended sunday school when a bomb exploded and killed them. This was a big event in the Cival Rights movement because it publicly broadcasted all over the world. -
The SNCC
It publicly put out the KU KLux KLan killing against the innocnet 3 guys who were brutality mudered in the woods for no reason.They died for the register to vote. -
The voting rights Act
The voting rights act of 1965 was accepted and allowed any male citezens from any race could vote. This was important because it alowed all Male citizens from any race to vote so this ment all black people can be heard.
