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Southern States secede
After the Southern states secede and form the Confederate States of America, the Civil War begins. -
Thirteenth Amendment
The Amendment was passed by Congress January 31, 1865 and ratified December 6, 1865. The Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. and was the first of three Reconstruction Amendments 5 years after the Civil War. -
Fourteenth Amendment
This amendement gave African Americans their citizenship in the U.S. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment granted blacks the right to vote, including former slaves. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Plessy v Ferguson case was a case that found forced segregation to be legal as long as facilities were equal. 58 Years after the act, it was overturned by Brown v Board of education. The court found that separate was unequal and equality under the law was the overriding concern. -
Chicago Race Riot
The Chicago Race Riot was a major racial conflict that began in Chicago, Illinois on July 27, 1919 and ended on August 3, leaving approximately 38 citizens killed. The chaos sparked by a young black teenager when during the race, he crossed an invisible boundary between the waters of the 29th Street, known to be reserved for whites, and the 25th Street, known to be reserved for blacks. -
Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan marches on Washington D.C. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement. At age 34, he gave his "I Have a Dream" speech and fascinated the nation. At age 35, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. -
Executive Order of 1948
President Truman orders an Executive Order abolishing military segragation. Blacks and Whites could then serve together in uniform. -
Brown v. Board of Education
It ended racial segregation in schools in a united decision by the Supreme Court in Topeka, Kansas. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was riding the bus and decided to sit in the white section. Being African American, she was told to move but she did not. Rosa broke the Law of Alabama and started this event towards the ending of segregation. -
Segregation on vehicles
In the Boynton v. Virginia case, the Supreme Court declares that segregation on vehicles traveling between states is unlawful for violating the Interstate Commerce Act. -
First black student to Attend Mississippi University
James Meredith found that riots and the death of two students began after his acceptance into Mississippi University. -
Bomb leading to riot
A bomb exploded at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, a place for Civil Rights meetings, killing four young girls. After riots began, 2 more black youth had been killed. -
Poll Tax
The 24th Amendment abolished the poll tax making it difficult for blacks to vote. -
Civil Rights Act
President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at work, and by facilities that served the public.
