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Slavery
People were kidnapped from the continent of Africa, forced into slavery in the American colonies and exploited to work as indentured servants and labor in the production of crops such as tobacco and cotton. -
The Declaration of Independence
First document to insist equal rights for all. -
Harriet Tubman
Tubman managed to escaped slavery and helped many slaves with the „Underground Railroad“ to escape to Canada. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln declared end of slavery. -
Equal Protection under the Law
The 14th Amendemt to the Constitution gave black peoples equal protection under the Law. -
Right to vote
The 15th Amendment gave black people the right to vote. -
Mary Church Terrell
Terrell was one of the first African-American woman to earn a university degree and became civil rights activist. -
Mary McLeod Bethune
She was an educator and civil rights activist who founded a private school for African-American students. -
Equal employment rights
President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued ExecutiveOrder 8802 which opened national defense and other government jobs to all American. -
End of discrimination in the military
President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981 to end discrimination in the military. -
Rosa Parks
Parks became the „mother o the modern day civil rights movement“ because she refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white man. -
End of segregated seating
The Supreme Court ruled segregated seating was unconstitutional. -
Little Rock Nine
NIne black students should attend the Central High School to begin classes. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
President Eisenhower signed the civil Rights Act of 1957 into law which allowed federal prosecution of anyone who tried to prevent someone from voting. -
March on Washington
This civil rights movement was organized and attended by more than 200,000 people of all races including Bayard Rustin and Martin Luther King Jr. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it into law after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. -
assassination of Malcom X
The Organization of Afro-American Unity founder was assassinated at a rally. -
„Bloody Sunday“
The civil rights movement in Alabama became violent and dozen of protesters were hospitalised. -
Voting Rights Act
President Johnson signed the voting Rights Act into law and took so the Civil Rights Act of 1964 several steps further. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The civil rights and NObel Peace price recipient was assassinated on his hotel room´s balcony. -
Fair Housing Act
The Fair Housing Act prevented housing discrimination based on race, sex, national origin and religion. -
Jesse Jackson
Jackson is a preacher and civil rights activist. -
Oprah Winfrey
She is n important media mogul and one of the most influential Talkshow hosts in the USA. -
Barack Obama
Obama became the first African American to hold the post of the President of the USA