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slave
The first slave arrived in Virginia . -
enslave
Lucy Terry is an enslave, he becomes the first black american poet, she writes about americans attacks -
Phillis Wheatley's
Phillis Wheatley's book poems on on various subjects, religious and moral is published. -
U.S Supreme Court
The U.S supreme court ruled in the Dred Scott decision to deny citizenship and constitutional rights to all black people -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln freed the slaves -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment to the united states constitution abolish slavery, so all slaves because free. -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment equal protection under the law of african americans, everybody is equal no matter what color you are -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment gave blacks the right to vote -
Congress
Congress passed the third civil rights act, the civil rights act of prohibit cases such as racial discrimination and guaranteed equal access of public accommodations no matter what race. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson upheld an 1890 Louisiana statue mandating racially segregated but equal railroad cars. the ruling stated the 14th amendment t the U.S Constitution dealt with political. -
NAACP
They was found by the multi-racial group, W.E.B DuBois, and a lot of other people led the call of renew the struggle for civil and political liberty. -
Brown v. Board Of Education
public schools segregation was unconstitutional and paved the way for desegregation -
Race
14 year old boy was kidnapped and beaten, shot, and dumped in a river just because he whistled at a white woman -
Rosa Parks
She refused to give up her seat not because she was tired, but because she didn't want to and she didn't like the law so she went against it. -
James Meredith
James Meredith became the first student to enroll in the University of Mississippi -
Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK is arrested and jailed during anti-segregation . March on washington was for jobs and freedom -
Barack Obama
Obama becomes the first black nominee for president -
Obama
Obama becomes the first african american president and the country 44th president -
Micheal Brown
Micheal Brown was shot and killed by Darren Wilson, the grand decision not to indict wilson was announced -
114th congress
The 114th congress includes 45 black members of the house of representatives and two in the senate
