Civil Rights

15th Amendment

Feb 26, 1870

15th Amendment allowed black men to vote

Federal Court

Jan 21, 1871

KKK members were convicted by federal courts in Mississippi

Jim Crow

Jan 1, 1875

“Jim Crow” laws made in Tennessee

Vicksburg

Feb 11, 1875

Federal troops sent to Vicksburg

Civil Right Act

Mar 1, 1875

Civil Rights Act passed

Disputed Election

Jan 1, 1876

Deal made to bring troops back from the South

Civil Rights Act Downfall

Oct 15, 1883

Civil Rights Act of 1875 decided unconstitutional

First Black Woman To Get a Patent

Sep 23, 1884

Judy W. Reed is the first African American woman to get a patent

African American Priest

Jun 25, 1885

African American man Samuel David Ferguson is ordained a bishop of the Episcopal Church

Baseball

Jul 14, 1887

Major League Baseball votes to stop the signing of additional black players while letting other blacks play