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First African American killed in the Revolutionary War.
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As the U.S. Constitution was adopted, people who were enslaved were counted as only 3/5ths of a person as a means of representation.
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Douglass published a narrative about his life during slavery.
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Thirteenth Amendment added to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery.
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Laws that allowed for open segregation and discrimination against the black community.
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The Supreme Court case that decided that segregation is constitutional if the segregation was equal.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was established to focus on the equal rights of all people.
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The executive order that desegregated the Armed Forces and granted equality in the military.
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The Supreme Court case that decided that school segregation was unconstitutional.
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Outlawed discrimination in workplaces, public spaces, schools, employment, etc.
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Outlawing discriminatory voting practices that often kept the black community from voting.
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Thurgood Marshall appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Barack Obama elected 44th President of the U.S.
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George Floyd killed by police that highlighted police brutality against the black community and brought the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) into the spotlight.
