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Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincon freed 3,000,000 slaves by an executive order. -
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Desegregation Timeline 1865 to 1968
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Thirteenth Amendment
U.S. Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment aboishing slavery. -
Civil War ends
The American Civil War ends and abolishes slavery -
Fourteenth Amendment
The U.S. Congress passes the Fourteenth Amendment gave former slaves citizenenship rights -
Fifteenth Amendment
U.S. Congress passes the Fifteenth Amendment allowing all citizens to vote no matter their race or color -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
This allowed blacks to use the same public facilities as whites. -
NAACP
National Association Advancement of Colored People [NAACP] had their first meeting -
The Great Migration
1,500,000 African-Americans move from the South to the North and Midwest -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Segregation of students is illegal in public schools based on the 14th Amendment -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move from a seat for a white man. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The bus boycott started when Rosa Parks was arrested -
Civil Rights Act
This outlawed racial segregation in schools. -
Martin Luther King dies
Martin Luther King was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee -
Fair Housing Act
The Fair Housing Act is part of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 that doesn't allow discrimination when selling or renting housing
