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The Emancipation Proclomation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order by president Abraham Lincoln, which granted freedom to all slaves living in the territory which was rebelling against the federal government. This did not apply or free the states that were fighting for the Union, or the southern states which were already under Union control. The proclamation proved/showed all Americans (of either color) that the civil war was being fought to banish slavery in ALL states. -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment declared that all citizens who were born in the United States of America, were citizens of America. This included those born as slaves. This ammendment also said that no state is allowed to deny any person of any race from life, liberty, or property. -
15th Amendment
The 15th amendment granted that any man of any race, or color, had the right to vote. Note that this only was applicable to colored men, not to colored women. -
First African-American Senator
Hiram Revels was the first African-American to serve in the senate. His short term ended on March 3, 1871. -
Plessy v. Fegurson
Plessy (a colored woman) tired to sit in a white only railroad cart. She was arrested for breaking the Louisiana statue that had "seperate but equal" railroad carts for each color. -
NAACP is founded
The NAACP, or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was founded on February 24th 1909, mostly because of the lynching, and the race riot in Springfield. -
Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier
Jackie Robinson was the first colored person to ever join a major league baseball team. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This event was a mother sucseeding in trying to get the supreme court to rule that segregated schools were NOT equal, because the schools for the colored where never up to standard as the schools for the white where. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was riding the bus, when she refused to give up her seat to a white person. When she was put in jail, a group of black people got together and decided to boycott the city's buses. This lasted over a year. -
I Have a Dream Speach
Martn Lute King gave an inspiring speech about a world where all races were equal. "I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice." -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on gender, color, or race, religion, or national origin. -
Voting Rights Act
After debating for over a month, the house of representatives passed the bill that allowed colored people to vote. -
Loving v. Virginia
It all started when Mildred Jeter, and Richard Loving, decided to get married even though they were of different races. They were sentenced to jail for one year. The supreme court ruled that the Loving v. Virginia, which said that marriage of two different races was prohibited, was unconstitutional. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
At 6:05 in the morning, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot by a sniper. James Earl Ray confessed to the murder, and was sent to prison for 99 years. -
The first African-Ameican president
Barack Obama was elected on November 4th, 2008. He is the first African-American to be elected as president. He is the 44th president of the United States.