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The Freedom Act
The Emancepation Proclamation declared freedom of slaves in the states that were still in rebellion. -
The Thirteenth Amendment.
United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. -
The Fourteenth Amendment
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. -
Enforcement Act
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 -
Plessy v. Ferguson
upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal". -
NAACP Was Founded.
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. -
Gaines v. Canada
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. -
Brown Vs. Board Of Education.
Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama -
Martin Luther King Jr. GIves the " I have a dream" speech
"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. -
Congress Passes the Civil Rights Act
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. -
Voting Rights Act
This is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits discrimination in voting. -
Thurgood Marshall was sworn into the Supreme Court
President Johnson nominated Marshall to the Supreme Court, and in late August he was confirmed. -
Martin Luther King Jr. was assainated.
Martin Luther King died, shot on a hotel balcony.
