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The Emancepation Proclamation declared freedom of slaves in the states that were still in rebellion.
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United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War.
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United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction Era that guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and prohibited exclusion from jury service
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upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal".
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The NAACP was formed partly in response to the continuing horrific practice of lynching and the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois. Appalled at the violence that was committed against blacks, a group of white liberals issued a call for a meeting to discuss racial justice.
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Was a United States Supreme Court decision holding that states that provide a school to white students must provide in-state education to blacks as well.
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Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional
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a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama
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"I Have a Dream" is a public speech delivered by activist Martin Luther King, Jr. in which he called for an end to racism in the United States.
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This act outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and women. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public.
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This is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits discrimination in voting.
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President Johnson nominated Marshall to the Supreme Court, and in late August he was confirmed.
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Martin Luther King died, shot on a hotel balcony.
