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Dred Scott Case
The court found that no black, free or slave, could claim U.S. citizenship, and therefore blacks were unable to petition the court for their freedom. This case changed the course of history because it continued to add to the tensions that would later result in the Civil War. -
Civil War Begins
This particular war was between southern states and northern states because a compromise could not be reached. States would fight and in the end the slave question would be answered. After the war slavery was abolished in law, but not in practice. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This was an executive order issued by President Lincoln that abolished slavery. It only effected Confederate states. Not everyone supported it, but it was a law that they had to follow. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The intentions of Abraham Lincoln died after he was assassinated. Even though slavery ended by law, a whole new system was created to continue unequal treatment of African Americans. Some historians believe that if Abraham Lincoln would have lived that treatment of African Americans would have been much better after the Civil War ended. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This was a case that the Supreme Court decided in 1896. It made segregation legal. This decision encouraged even more separation between the races in the form of Jim Crow laws and the idea that separate was okay as long as it was equal. -
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The NAACP was a civil rights group first led by W.E.B. Du Bois. Their goal was to protect political equality and social justice for African Americans. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player to play in an all white league. This event paved the way for others to take a risk like this. Jackie did not have an easy time doing this. It was very hard to do because people did not want him there. He was persistent and kept playing because he knew that he was a great player. -
President Truman Integrated the Military
President Truman issued an executive order that ended segregation in the United States Military. This set a model for further integration in society. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education ended what the Plessy case started. The Plessy case was overturned by Brown because society was separate, but noticeably not equal. This marked the legal end to segregation in the United States. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white person. She was making a stand against segregation. This made many people go on a bus boycott on Montgomery's buses. This was not an easy task for Rosa. She was arrested a couple of times and she was not treated nicely at all. She was later known as the 'mother' of the civil rights movement. -
First Students to Integrate
The Little Rock Nine was a group of African American Students that were the first to integrate an all white school in Little Rock, Arkansas. This action was difficult, but in the end integration occurred. Little Rock Nine tested the Brown decision which ended segregation and promoted integration. -
Martin Luther King Junior- I have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King Junior gave the I Have a Dream Speech to a large group of marchers to demand jobs and civil rights. He also wanted racism to stop in the United States. The I Have a Dream Speech made some progress towards blacks and whites being together and all living in the same country. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the most meaningful legislation of its time. It promoted fairness by prohibiting discrimination for all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin. President Lyndon Johnson was a brave president that signed this act into law. -
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"Timeline: Key Moments in Black History." infoplease, Sandbox
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