Civil Rights Movement

First time Slaves were brought to America

Jan 1, 1619

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/early_02.htmlAfricans were kidnapped from Africa and stored on a dutch ship and taken away to Jamestown, Virginia. This is where it all started for the in equality to Africans with them being kidnapped and thrown onto ships and traveled to the United States to become slaves

Crispus Attucks

Jan 1, 1758

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/early_01.html Crispus Attucks was a run away slave. He tried to fight back for freedom of the Africans, but, was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre. He tried to give Africans freedom.

Fugitive Slave Act

Jan 1, 1793

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/early_02.html In 1793 the congress passed a law where it was against the law to harbor slaves. It helped Africans in Africa are safe and won't be getting kidnapped anymore.

David Walkers Appeal Published

Jan 1, 1829

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/early_03.html David Walker published the book "Appeal to the colored citizens of the world." In the book David calls for a national slave rebellion. David was trying to get the slaves to rebel against the world to fight for their freedom.

Liberator published

Jan 1, 1831

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/early_03.html Abolitionionisht William Lloyd Garrisons publish an anti-slavery newspaper called the liberator. William made a newspaper of anti-slavery telling how slavery was not good and needed to end.

Harriet Tubman

Jan 1, 1859

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/early_03.html Harriet Tubman escped from slavery. She was one of the main people who created the underground railroad and helped over 300 slaves escape to the north. Harriet helped many people escape slavery and go to the north for freedom.

John Brown

Jan 1, 1859

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmtimeline.html#AAH-1850 John Brown and 21 other people captured the federal aresenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. In an attempt to launch a slave rebellion. He wanted the slaves to start a rebellion and fight back.

Lincoln's Emacipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmtimeline.html#AAH-1850 President Lincoln created the Emancipation Proclamation granting all slaves their much deserved freedom. The Emancipation helped slaves have freedom.

Congress passes thirteenth amendment

Dec 6, 1865

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmtimeline.html#AAH-1850 Congress created the thirteenth amendment that prohibitis slavery now making it illegal. Slavery now becoming a law made Africans finally free.

Civil Rights Act Passed

Jan 1, 1866

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/building_02.html 1866 Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, giving African Americans freedom and treated equal with whites. African Americans are treated equally as the whites now.

Booker T. Washington

Jan 1, 1895

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/building_01.html Booker T. Washington is an African American intellectual spokesman. Washington gave a controversial speech stating that Africans should be more focused on economic advancement not politicial change. He really didn't contribute to equality. He told them to stop worrying about equality and only be concerned about economic advancement.

NAACP is founded

Jan 1, 1909

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/building_02.html The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is created by a group of African Americans and white activities. Africans and Whites join forces to help out the Africans.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Jan 1, 1955

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/civil_01.html Rosa aprks refused to give up her seat to a white man which started a succesful year long boycott. From the boycott this ended bus segregation.

Daisy Bates

Jan 1, 1957

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/civil_01.html Daisy Bates was an NAACP leader. Daisy advised and assited nine African American students go to a white high school. She even has a holiday after herself. She helped African Americans go to white schools.

March on Washington

Jan 1, 1963

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/civil_02.html More than 200,000 people marched in Washington, D.C. This is where Martin Luther King gave his "I have a dream" speech. All of these people marched in the streets just to go listen to Martin's speech