Civil Rights

Time Line

Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Dec 31, 1880

The Election of Abraham Linclon

Nov 6, 1860

The former Illinois Repersentative is elected into office.

Emancipation Proclimation

Jan 1, 1863

The Emancipation Proclamation stated that

The Creation of the Ku Klux Klan

Jan 1, 1865

Succession

Apr 15, 1865

After his assaination, President Abraham Linclon is followed by Andrew Johnson

The Ratification of the 13th Amendment

Dec 6, 1865

This amendment abolished slavery in the Udited States

The Ratification of the 14th Amendment

Jul 9, 1868

This amendment stated that everyone born in the United States was a citizen

The Ratification of the 15th Amendment

Feb 3, 1870

This amendment stated that all United States citizens have the right to vote

Jim Crow Laws

Sep 1, 1876

These were rules that blacks had to follow such as have completly different bathrooms and waiting rooms. Blacks were called seperate but equal.

The Election of 1876

Nov 7, 1876

Rutherford B. Hayes won the Presidential Election against Samuel J.Tilden with one more electoal vote than he did.

The Civil Rights Cases of 1883

Jan 1, 1883

These cases involved five blacks that sued bus companies, theaters, and hotels for their "Whites Only" signs