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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
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The document was one of the first to insist equal rights for everyone.
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It gave black people equal protection under the law
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It granted black Americans the right to vote.
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U.S Supreme Court declared that facilities for black & white people could be "separate but equal".
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He issued Executive Order 8802 which opened national defense jobs and other government jobs to all Americans regardless of race, creed, color or national origin.
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He issued Executive Order 9981 to end discrimination. in the military.
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"Mother of the modern day civil rights movement".
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Lasted 381 days.
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Supreme Court ruled segregated seating was unconditional.
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The 9 black students arrived at central High School to start classes but were met by the Arkansas National Guard and a screaming, threatening mob.
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He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law.
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Four college students took a stand against segregation on Greensboro.
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The 13 activists mounted a Greyhound bus in Washington D.C.
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More than 200,000 people of all races congregated there. The highlight was King's speech which quickly became a slogan.
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The Mississippi Summer Project, was a 1964 voter registration drive aimed at increasing the number of registered black voters in Mississippi. Over 700 mostly white volunteers joined African Americans in Mississippi to fight against voter intimidation and discrimination at the polls
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He signed the Civil Rights act of 1964.
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He was assassinated at a rally.
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He signed the Voting Rights Act into law.
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He became the chair of the SNCC.
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he was assassinated on his hotel room's balcony.
