APUSH African American Rights Timeline

By KetchupLover17

  • Slavery Comes to America

    In 1619, a Dutch ship brought the first 20 slaves to Jamestown, Virginia.

  • Invention of the Cotton Gin

    When Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, the cotton industry grew rapidly, and with it, slavery became more popular than ever.

  • Nat Turner's Revolt

    In 1831, Nat Turner led the only effective slave revolt in U.S. history.

  • Dred Scott v. John F.A. Sandford

    In 1857, the United States Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not citizens.

  • John Brown's Raid

    In 1859, John Brown raided a federal arsenal in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in order to lead a revolution against Virginia's slaveholders.

  • The 13th Amendment

    In 1865, the 13th Amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States.

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    In 1896, Plessy v. Ferguson established that "separate but equal" was a legally acceptable policy.

  • NAACP Founded

    In 1909, a group led by W.E.B. Du Bois founded, and they named themselves the NAACP, or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

  • Harlem Renaissance

    In the 1920's, African American culture exploded in popularity, and white audiences first took notice.

  • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

    In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court desegregated public states in the United States.