A Broad Context By hfair11 Period: Jan 1, 1560 to Dec 31, 1800 African slaves and indentured servants brought to North America Jan 1, 1800 1st large scale slave revolts Jan 1, 1822 massive rebellion by freemen fails Sep 18, 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Jul 9, 1868 14th amendment Period: Jan 1, 1881 to Dec 31, 1896 Jim Crow Laws passed May 18, 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Jan 1, 1909 NAACP founded Sep 29, 1910 National Urban League founded Aug 25, 1925 Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters founded Jul 1, 1930 Nation of Islam founded Jan 1, 1942 CORE founded Jun 1, 1953 Malcolm X becomes minister of Nation of Islam Period: Jan 1, 1954 to Dec 31, 1971 Civil Rights Era May 17, 1954 Brown v Board Aug 28, 1955 Emmet Till murdered Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks arrested Period: Dec 1, 1955 to Dec 20, 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycotts Feb 14, 1957 King founds SCLC Nov 14, 1960 Ruby Bridges attends all white school Period: May 4, 1961 to May 24, 1961 Freedom Rides Apr 2, 1963 Brimingham March Aug 28, 1963 March on Washington Jul 2, 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Dec 10, 1964 King receives Nobel Peace Prize May 26, 1965 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Oct 15, 1966 Black Panther Party formed Oct 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall elected to the Supreme Court Apr 11, 1968 Cvil Rights Act of 1968 Aug 4, 1968 King assassinated Feb 1, 1976 Black History Month established Feb 22, 1983 Harold Washington = 1st black mayor of Chicago Jan 20, 1986 MLK jr.'s birthday becomes a national holiday Nov 21, 1991 Civil Rights Act of 1991 passed Nov 4, 2008 President Obama elected Oct 16, 2011 MLK jr. Memorial Dedication
