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Issued Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in rebellious states. -
Abolished all forms of slavery in the U.S. -
All men have basic civil rights in the U.S -
Gave voting rights to all men regardless of race -
Racist Laws against African American that kept races separate -
This event made sure that states can be separate but it has to be equal. -
African American group that wanted equality for all races in America. -
President Harry S. Truman ends segregation in the U.S armed forces. -
It was ruled in the Supreme court that segregated schools were unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks boards a bus and was arrested this eventually led to a boycott on busses in Montgomery. -
A group of protesters that took the bus in Southern States to challenge Jim Crow laws. -
Brave school Children marched in non-violent protests and were attacked with police dogs and fire hoses. -
Over 200,000 people protest including Martin who gives his "I have a dream speech" -
The president signed a law that prohibited discrimination in all public places in the U.S -
Marchers in Selma, Alabama are met by police with tear gas. Several marchers are injured and the day is nicknamed "Bloody Sunday." -
Protesters get halfway on the Selma Bridge but decide to turn around after seeing the police. -
This event outlawed discrimination in voting rights. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated -
Colin Powell is the first african American Secretary of State. -
Obama gets elected president