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Constitution of Vermont
first nation to abolish slavery in their constitution and the first then U.S state to abolish slavery. -
Fugitive Slave Act
fugitive slaves must be returned to their owner -
The North Star
Fredrick Douglasss published his anti-slavery newspaper, "The North Star" -
15th Amendment
prohibits gov from denying right to vote based on colour or previous slavery. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published, causing controversy. -
Dred Scott Decision
supreme court ruled that African Americans are not citizens, thus not protected by constitution. Scott is sued for his freedom. -
First African American woman to recieve M.D degree
Rebbecca Lee -
13th Amendment
abolished slavery -
Civil Rights Act
federal law declaring that anyone born in U.S is a citizen and has legal rights and can own property, without regard to colour/race/religion. -
KKK
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Segregation made legal in south
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Plessy v Ferguson
supreme court rules that "seperate but equal" educational facilities are constutional. -
NAACP is founded
National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People. -
UNIA is founded by Marcus Garvey
Universal Negro Improvement Association -
The Birth of a Nation
A film about the civil war which glorified the KKK and revived their numbers after its release -
Native Americans Citizens
Was decided after an Indian had fought for the U.S in 3 wars. -
Indian Reorganisation Act
Protects them from loss of lands, provides funds for economic development. -
NCAI created
National Congress of American Indians -
Jackie Robinson first African American in Major League
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School segregation outlawed
"seperate but equal" does not apply. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up seat on bus
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SCLC is founded
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, African American civil rights organisation. -
NIYC is founded
National Indian Youth Council -
First African American to enrol at Mississippi Uni
James Meredith. 5,000 federal troops are sent in. -
Equal Pay Act
abolishing wage disparity based on sex -
MLK's I have a dream speech
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MLK's I have a dream speech
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Freedom Riders
Activists ride buses into segregated southern states to test anti-segregation laws, attacked by angry mobs which prove the laws ineffective. -
Civil Rights Act by Kennedy is passed
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3 bodies found
They were civil rights activists, 1 black, 2 white. The true story that Mississippi Burning is based upon. -
MLK wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Malcom X assassinated
he was murdered by 3 members of the Nation of Islam less than a year after he left the organisation. -
Black Panther Party is founded
a militant, black power, revolutionary leftist organisation -
Thurgood Marshall first African American appointed to Supreme Court
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MLK assassinated
James Earl Kay convicted. -
AIM created
believed only way to readdress historical grievances was through direct militant confrontation with gov. like black panthers. -
Abortion legalised in all U.S states
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Bicentennial project
South Carolina's Blacks and Native Americans Bicentennial project, published findings exploring their communities issues in a book. -
The Longest Walk
From San Fran, they set out to Washington, DC to symbolise the Indians forced removal from their native lands.