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Slavery
The white Lion bought 20 slaves in Virginia. Since then black people have been bought and sold like objects and treated inhumanly. Emancipation Declaration on 1.1.1863 when Abraham Lincoln ended slavery -
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Civil war
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14th Amendment
It gave black people equal protection under the law -
15th Amendment
Black people had the right to vote, although white people held them back by threatening them and literacy tests -
Segregation in the military
President Trueman executed Order 9981 to end discrimination in the military -
Segregation in schools illegal
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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks didn’t give up her seat for a white man and was arrested. This arrest gained lots of attention. -
Montgomery Improvement Association
MIA was founded and the leader was MLK -
No segregation in buses
Supreme Court ruled segregated seating was unconstitutional -
Civil rights act
It allowed federal prosecution of anyone who tried to prevent someone from voting -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock Nine arrived at Central High School and was escorted by police throught the school to get to class. They were met with discrimination and racism by their peers. -
Freedom riders
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Emancipation Declaration
End of slavery -
Civil rights act of 1964
Garanteet equal employment for all, limited the use of voter literacy tests and allowed federal authorities to ensure public facilities were integrated -
Malcom X assasination
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Bloddy Sunday
600 peacefull protestors were beaten and teargassed by police -
MLK assasination
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Fair housing act
No one should be prevented housing because of religion, race, sex or national origin -
March on Washington
A march with 200,000 people of all races and held his speech „I have a dream..“ -
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BLM MOVEMENT
Since the death of George Floyde People have been protesting all over the world against racism, especially within the police and constitution in the US. They already banned the choke hold in many countries and are trying to defund the police and invest that money into education. -
Georg Floyde
A black man was brutally murdered by police, who tried to victimize themselves but didn’t succeed and now finally faces consequences for their crimes.
