Events in Black History

By gavinwaltz10

  • Boston Massacre

    Crispus attacks, 1st African American killed in Revolutionary War

  • Declaration of Independence

    Thomas Jefferson would disapprove the slave trade from the Declaration of Independence from the pressure of southern colonies.

  • The Revolutionary War

    Blacks would fight for both the British and American forces, which was determined by who was offering freedom in doing so.

  • Northwest Ordinance

    Forbade slavery in the Northwest Territory.

  • U.S. Constitution Adopted

    Slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person for representation.

  • First Fugitive Slave Act

    Congress would pass the first Fugitive Slave Act, which made it illegal to harbor an escaped slave.

  • The Missouri Compromise

    Missouri would be added as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state to keep the balance between slave and non-slaves states in the nation.

  • Freedom's Journal

    Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm would publish the first African American newspaper in America.

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    President Lincoln announced by the Emancipation Proclamation that if the Confederates did not end the fighting and rejoin the Union, all slaves would be free in rebellious states.

  • Black National Anthem

    Brothers James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson would compose the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing".

  • World War I

    Du Bois calls on African Americans to serve in World War I.

  • Jesse Owens Wins Four Gold Medals at Berlin Olympics

    Jesse Owens, an African American would compete in the Olympics for the United States and win in the 100 m sprint, 200 m dash, the broad jump, and 400 m relay.

  • Breaking the Color Line in Baseball

    Jackie Robinson would become the first African American to compete in the major leagues of baseball who played a vital role in the civil rights movement.

  • MLK "I Have A Dream" in Washington D.C.

    Martin Luther King Jr. would deliver a speech for human equality which was broadcasted around the world.

  • Obama Election 2008

    Former President of the United States from 2008-2016, President Barack Obama would be the first African American elected as president of the United States in 2008.