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