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First African slaves
In Virginia the first African slaves were imported. -
Lucy Terry
She was an enslaved African who was a poet, storyteller, and an activist of colonial and post colonial of America. Her work, poem was "Bars Flight", 1746, which is the earliest existing poem by an African American. -
Slavery is now illegal
In the North West territory slavery was made illegal, banned. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 allowed federal governments and police to capture any run-away slaves and be penalized also the person who came with them or supported them. -
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
Many people demanded more cotton gin as the news spread, and that meant for more products which meant more workers, which increased the numbers of African Slaves. Also advertisements stating rewards whoever catch run-away slaves were put up. -
Slave trade banned
Slaves from Africa is banned by the Congress -
Nat Turner, enslaved African American Preacher
The most main, signified slave revolt in the history of America, which is led by Nat Turner. Where he and his followers fought a gruelsome short battle in Southampton County, Virginia. Nat was hanged and his followers were put an end to, the consequences were stricter and tougher laws on slaves. -
Harriet Tubman
Escaped from slavery in 1849, which she became a abolitionist, humanitarian, and a Union Spy during the Civil War. -
Kansas - Nabraska Act
The act repealed the Missouri Compromise which sparked tension between pro and anti - slavery organisations or sides where the United States would be led into a Civil War. The bill which created two new territories, Kansas and Nabraska. -
The Fourteenth Amendment
The 14th amendment grouped with the 13th and 15th amendments classified as the reconstructions amendments. One of the main principles of the 14th ammendment was "No person was allowed to be deprived of life, liberty,or property without "due process of law." Which was passed on this date. -
Ku Klux Klan aka KKK
The Ku Klux Klan was an organization made to terrorize, lynch, kidnap, murder and rape which was branched into the southern states of the U.S. towards African American people when there was segregation. -
Niagara Movements
It was a movement of African American civil rights. Leaded by W.E.B. Du Bois, an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, an author and many more. The movement like any other civil rights movement was to end all segregation and have a social and political change. -
Congress of Racial Equality AKA CORE
CORE was one of the main organizations which played a big part in the Civil RIghts movement, their intital purpose was to have change through nonviolence. -
Supreme Court Ruling
A ruling that had announced segragation on buses that moved across states to states was illegal. -
Harry Truman signs executive order
Executive order 9981, a piece of the order states that "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, colour, religion or national origin..." -
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Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement was led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fighting agaisnt discrimination and rascism. It was a time of revolution and change. -
First year without lynching
1952 was the first year in the south of the U.S without lynching since 1881. -
Civil Rights Movement
Rosa Louise Parks, an American civil rights activist, was arrested because she had refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white man. Which triggered a successful protest which lasted up to nearly a year. -
Murder of 14 yr old Chicagoan Emmet Till
Emmet Till was kidnapped, bashed severely, shot and was thrown in the Tallahatchie River because he was supposedly whistiling at white woman while visiting relatives and family in Mississipi. -
Martin L. King becomes first president of SCLC
Martin Luther King with a couple of his acquaintances, Charles K. Steel and Fred L. Shuttlesworth creates the Southern Christian Leadership Conference which Martin is the President of the organisation and rules based on civil rebellioius and nonviolence. -
The Civil RIghts Act 1957
To make sure that all African Americans could have the chance to vote. It was the first legislation bill in 82 years which was a significance symbol for the Civil Rights Movement, which Bayard Rustin of CORE believed it to be. -
Freedom Riders Arrested
The Freedom Riders were arrested in the South, A ruling that was stricter and less open minded to than the supreme court ruling, 1945 by the Interstate Commerce Commission. -
March for Jobs and Freedom
In Washington, the biggest demonstration, march ever spotted. This march included, to be estimated about 250,000 people where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr delivers his most famous speech, "I have a dream" speech. -
Malcom X assassinated
Malcom X, founder of the organization of the Afro-American Unity, Human Rights activist, black nationalist, who opposed the norm of civil rights movement who insisted and believed that his followers should defend themselves by "any means necessary." -
Race Riot
One of the worst race riot in U.S history. The consequences of the riots were of 43 people dead. Having to call in federal forces to calm down the crowd and bring back peace and order. -
Martin Luther King assassinated
Martin Luther King is shot, in his hotel balcony, Memphis, Tennessee. Martin was 39 when he was killed. The person who assassinated Martin Luther King was James Earl Ray an escaped convict and a committed rascist. -
Civil RIghts Act of 1968 signed
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, 1968, banning discrimination in sales, finance, and rental. It happened in Detroit and Newark. -
First African American goes to space
Guion Bluford Jr. was the first astronaut, African American to go to space on the space shuttle challenger. -
Halle Berry
She is the first African- American to win an Oscar as the Best Actress award. For the role she played in the drama, Monster's Ball, 2001. -
Denzel Washington
The frist African- American to win best actor award at the Oscars. He won the award for his role as a rogue cop in Training Day, 2001. Also known as Star of Malcom X. -
Barak Obama first black president
Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, fighting for democracy, representing the Democratic against the Republicans. Barack was the first African-American to be the president of the U.S.
