black history

  • end of the civil war and 13th amendment

    abolished slavery in the united states.
  • freedmen's bureau

    created to assist people who were formerly enslaved.
  • 14th amendment

    grants citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born in the united states
  • NAACP founded

    the national association for the advancement of colored people is founded.
  • Jesse Owens wins four gold medals.

    jesse owens winning challenged nazi racial ideology.
  • brown v Board of education

    the supreme court ruled racial segregation in public schools as unconstitutional
  • March on Washington for jobs and freedom.

    Dr king lead a march with over 250,000 people.
  • the voting rights act passed

    the law outlawed discriminatory voting practices
  • rodney king riots

    rodney king was beat by police, causing riots in los angeles.
  • Barack Obama elected president

    obama becomes the first black president.

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