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Black Servents in America
A letter written by John Rolfe’s indicates the first presence of black servants in America. -
Slaves in all Colonies
The first record of slaves in Vermont, meaning that slavery was present in all of the American Colonies. -
Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks, a former slave, is shot and killed at the Boston Massacre. He was considered the instigator of the event and was the first casualty of the American Revolution. The murder trial of the soldiers who shot him is considered, by some, to be a catalyst to the American Revolution. -
Percentage of Slaves
Roughly 19% of United States citizens are slaves. The majority of these slaves lived on Southern plantations. -
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglas was born. He was a famous anti-slavery writer and orator. He also supported women's rights after the way. -
Abolitionist Movement
The Abolitionist Movement begins to take shape. The Abolitionist Movement was a movement to release all slaves immediately. This movement greatly distinguished the abolitionists from those who just wanted to stop the spread of slavery or free slaves gradually. -
Civil War
The Confederate Army opens fire on Fort Sumter, marking the beginning of the Civil War. The Civil War lasted five years and led to the death of 620,000 people, but the 13th Amendment, which freed slaves, would never have occurred without it. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is signed. This was a military order that freed all slaves in the Confederate states and ordered the Union military to treat all black men as free. This was more symbolic than anything else, for the Confederate states could simply ignore it and the Emancipation Proclamation was only in effect while they were at war. The 13th Amendment was what freed the slaves for good. -
Ku Klux Klan
An organization in the United States during the 1860s and 70s that supported white supermacy, white nationalisim, and anti- immigration. -
Black Codes
With their civil authority reestablished, the Southern states establish restrictive laws known as the “Black Codes”. These codes were designed to keep blacks in the labor force. Some states even forced blacks to sign yearly labor contracts, with the threat of fines or imprisonment. -
Jim Crows laws
A set of local laws in the United States during 1876 and 1965 mandating racial segregation but was overruled by the Civil Rights Act of 1965. -
Abolitionist Movement
The Abolitionist Movement begins to take shape. The Abolitionist Movement was a movement to release all slaves immediately. This movement greatly distinguished the abolitionists from those who just wanted to stop the spread of slavery or free slaves gradually. -
Marcus Gravey
A Jamacan orator, political leader, journalist, and entrepreneur, and a proponent of the black nationalism. He founded the black star line and UNIA-ACL. -
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KKK Killing Blacks
The KKK kills over 1,000 Blacks by lynching them and burning a cross. -
NAACP
An african american civil rights organization found in 1909 ot ensure "Social, political, educational, and economical equality of all African Americans". -
Rosa Parks
An african american civil rights activist and was called "the first lady of civil rights" -
The Great Depression
A huge economic downturn in the United States especially but also all around the world.Although life was hard for everyone it was especially hard for black people in the U.S -
Toni Morrison
Born 1931, Toni Morrison, born Chloe Ardelia Wofford, is an American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon and Beloved. She also was commissioned to write the libretto for a new opera, Margaret Garner, first performed in 2005. She won the Nobel Prize in 1993 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for Beloved. -
Jesse Owens
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the sprints and the long jump. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team. He was the most successful athlete at the 1936 Summer Olympics. -
Colin Powell
born 1937, An American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army who was the first, and so far the only, African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and was the first of two consecutive African American office-holders to hold the key Administration position of U.S. Secretary of State. -
CORE
The Congress of Racial Equality or CORE is a U.S. civil rights organization that played a pivotal role for African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement. Membership in CORE is still stated to be open to "anyone who believes that 'all people are created equal' and are willing to work towards the ultimate goal of true equality throughout the world”. CORE was founded in Chicago in 1942 by James L. Farmer, Jr., George Houser, James R. Robinson, Bernice Fisher, Homer Jack, and Joe Guinn. -
MLB 1947
Jackie Robinson became the first african american baseball player to play in the MLB along with wohter white teamates. Before 1947, there were different leagues for blacks and whites. -
Brown v.s. the board of education
A U.S supreme court case when the U.S court declared seperate school for black children are unconstitutional and thus allowed balck children to go to the same school with white children. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Rosa Parks is arrested for not moving from her seat on a bus in Alabama. -
"I have a dream"
The title of the famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr., a famous civils rights activist. -
"By any means necessary"
Said by Malcolm X in a speech in which he explained that blacks should aqquire equality "by any means necessary." -
Malcom X
An African American musilim minister and human rights activist was murdered in 1965 he was shot and killed with 21gun shots to his heart. -
Malcolm X assassination
Black leader Malcolm X is assassinated by several people whom he once led while he was the leader of the Nation of Islam -
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Watts Riots
A riot in Los Angeles which began because of officer discrimination. A popular slogan was "Burn, baby, burn." -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
Civils rights activist MLKJ is assassinated by James Earl Ray -
Desegregation
With the United States Civil Rights Movemens, segregation was ended and desegregation occured in the U.S army. -
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Rodney King Riot
A riot which took place in Los Angeles because 4 white officers were acquited for brutal force against a black man, Rodney King. On the third day he spoke on an impromtu news cast and said "Why can't we all just get along." -
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O.J. Simpson Murder Trial
Football star O.J. Simspon is accused of murder and is put to trial, and being proven not guilty by the jury. A piece of the evidence used was a glove that was used during the murder, which did not fit O.J. -
The Black Panthers
Founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale on October 15, 1966(originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an African-American revolutionary socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. -
Abner Loumia
A Haitian who was assaulted, brutalized and forcibly sodomized with the handle of a broom by New York City police officers after being arrested outside a Brooklyn nightclub in 1997. An estimated 7,000 demonstrators marched on to the New York City Hall and the 70th Precinct station house where the attack took place. -
Amadu Diallo
A 23-year-old immigrant from Guinea who was shot and killed in New York City on February 4, 1999 by four New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers. Diallo was unarmed at the time of the shooting, and a firestorm of controversy erupted subsequent to the event as the circumstances of the shooting prompted outrage both within and outside New York City. shooting were central to the ensuing controversy. -
Ray Lewis
A former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire professional career for the Baltimore Ravens which spanned 17 seasons from 1996 to 2013, and for the University of Miami in college.Following a Super Bowl XXXIV party in Atlanta on January 31, 2000, a fight broke out between Lewis and his companions and another group of people, resulting in the stabbing deaths of Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar.
