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Civil Rights

By sofia grosso
  • The KKK is formed in Pulaski, Tennesee

    The KKK is formed in Pulaski, Tennesee

    KKK Histopry Video
  • The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right of male citizens of the United States to vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude.

    The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right of male citizens of the United States to vote regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude.

    15th Amendment
  • Civil Rights Act of 1875 signed.

    Civil Rights Act of 1875 signed.

    Civil Rights Act of 1875
  • United States Supreme Court strikes down the Civil Rights Act of 1875 as unconstitutional.

    United States Supreme Court strikes down the Civil Rights Act of 1875 as unconstitutional.

    The Rise And Fall of Jim Crow
  • Norris Wright Cuney becomes the chairman of the Texas Republican Party, the most powerful role held by any African American in the South during the 19th century.

    Norris Wright Cuney becomes the chairman of the Texas Republican Party, the most powerful role held by any African American in the South during the 19th century.

    Norris Wright Cuney
  • through voter regitration and elctoral requirements

    through voter regitration and elctoral requirements

    Poll Tax Picture
  • Ida B. Wells publishes her pamphlet Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.

    Ida B. Wells publishes her pamphlet Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.

    Pamphlet Transcribed
  • Plessy v Ferguson

    Plessy v Ferguson

    Plessy v Ferguson
  • NAACP formed

    NAACP formed

  • Woodrow Wilson orders physical re-segregation of federal workplaces and employment after nearly 50 years of integrated facilities.

    Woodrow Wilson orders physical re-segregation of federal workplaces and employment after nearly 50 years of integrated facilities.

    Resegregation
  • The Birth of a Nation is released to film theaters. The NAACP protests in cities across the country, convincing some not to show the film.

    The Birth of a Nation is released to film theaters. The NAACP protests in cities across the country, convincing some not to show the film.

    The Birth of A Nation
  • The Harlem Renaissance is named after the anthology The New Negro, edited by Alain Locke

    The Harlem Renaissance is named after the anthology The New Negro, edited by Alain Locke

    Harlem Renaissance
  • Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African-American to win an Academy Award. She wins Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mammy in Gone with the Wind.

    Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African-American to win an Academy Award. She wins Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mammy in Gone with the Wind.

    Hattie McDaniel
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    Second Reconstruction/American Civil Rights Movement

    Second Reconstruction
  • Eleven black students attend the first day of school at Claymont High School, Delaware, becoming the first black students in the 17 segregated states to integrate a white public school. The day occurs without incident or notice by the community.

    Eleven black students attend the first day of school at Claymont High School, Delaware, becoming the first black students in the 17 segregated states to integrate a white public school. The day occurs without incident or notice by the community.

  • FBI ends Ghetto Informant Program

    FBI ends Ghetto Informant Program

    GIP<a
  • Established by legislation in 1983, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is first celebrated as a national holiday.

    Established by legislation in 1983, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is first celebrated as a national holiday.

    I Have A Dream Speech
  • President Bill Clinton apologizes to victims of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment

    President Bill Clinton apologizes to victims of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment

    Experiment