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Dred Scott v.Sanford
Amajor precursor to the civil war , this controversal US supreme court descision denied citizenship and basic rights to all blacks -
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American Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Licoln speach takes effect, proclaiming freedom from slavery for African-Americans -
13th Amendment Passes
The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution is passed, abolishing slavery in the United States -
Women can Vote
Colorado becomes first state to grant women right to vote -
Plessy v. Fergusen
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NAACP
National Assosiation of Colored People (NAACP) founded -
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Founded
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Great Depression
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Brown v. Board of Educatiom
US Supreme Court descision in case ended legal racial segregation in public schools -
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
African-American woman Rosa Parks arrest after her refusal to move to the back of bus triggers a city-wide boycott of the bus system -
Bailey v. Patterson
The Supreme Court descision in Bailey v. Patterson declares that segregation in transportation facilitates is un-constitutional