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The Declaration of Independence is written
Adopted on July 4. Declared our independence form Great Britain, and stated that all men are created equal. -
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Civil Rights Era
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Dred Scott vs. Sanford
The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans are not citizens and therefore could not sue. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
It stated that "all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Thirteenth Amendment
Abolished slavery -
The Fourteenth Amendment
Granted citizenship, due process, and equal protection. -
The Fifteenth Amendment
Allowed all men to vote regardless of race -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Upheld segregation, Separate but equal -
James Meredith
Born on June 25, 1933- first African American admitted to the University of Mississippi. -
Congress of Racial Equality
Championed equality -
Executive Order 9981
Established equality in the Armed Services -
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka
Ruled that segregation of schools is unconstitutional -
Emmett Till
He was an African-American boy who was murdered for flirting with a white girl -
Rosa Parks refuses to agree to segregation
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
People boycotted the Montgomery Bus system after the arrest of Rosa Parks. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Formed January 10, 1957- is an African-American civil rights organization -
Little Rock Nine
Nine African American students entered a white public school -
Sit-ins
Four African American students were refused service. The students refused to leave until the store closed -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Lead youth based non-violent campaigns to end racism. -
Freedom Riders
In 1961 people rode buses to the Deep South and challenged segregated rulings. -
Council of Federated Organizations
The Congress of Racial Equality helped maximize the efforts of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
by Martin Luther King, Jr. The letter champions nonviolent resistance to racism -
Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers is killed- on June 12, 1963. Byron De La Beckwith was the killer -
“I Have a Dream” Speech
King called for the end of racism and discrimination in America. -
March on Washington
More than 200,000 Americans marched to Washington, D.C. where king delivered his speech -
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church explosion
Robert Chambliss, Herman Cash, Thomas Blanton and Bobby Cherry bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. -
The Civil Rights Act
outlawed major forms of discrimination -
Executive Order 11246
Gave people of all races equal opportunities in the work force -
Black Panther
A political organization that sought to end racism and promote black freedom and culture. -
Race Riots (Detroit, LA)
A riot broke out after police officers executed a raid on an afterhours drinking club. -
Martin Luther King is assassinated
James Earl Ray killed King on April 4, 1968 -
Thurgood Marshall
Died January 24, 1993- He was a U.S. Supreme Court justice and civil rights advocate.
