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13th Amendment is Ratified
The 13th Amendment is ratified which bans slavery in the United States. -
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Civil Rights Movement
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14th Amendment is Ratified
The 14th Amendment is ratified granting equal protection to ALL citizens.
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15th Amendment is Ratified
The 15th Amendment is added to the Constitution which granted voting rights to all African American men. -
Plessy v Ferguson
The Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court Case declares that "separate but equal" is not against the law -
Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981 issued by President Harry Truman abolishes racial discrimination in the United States Military -
Brown v Board of Education
The Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court case overturns the decision pf Plessy v Ferguson and determines that separate but equal is not fair in public education. -
Little Rock 9
In Little Rock, Arkansas 9 African American teenagers are selected to integrate their town High School. They are met with heavy resistance until President Eisenhower sends in the military. Little Rock 9 -
March on Washington
African Americans march on Washington D.C. where MLK delivers his "I Have a Dream Speech"
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Law passed that banned discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin
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March on Selma
MLK leads a Civil Rights march in Selma Alabama to protest the treatment and inequality of African Americans in the US -
Barack Obama is Inaugurated
Barack Obama is Inaugurated as the first African American president of the United States
Obama Inauguration
