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The Civil Rights Movement
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Emancimation Proclamation
Slavery is no over -
!5th Amendment
The !5th Amdmendment is added to the United States Constitution and grants voiting rights to all men of all races who are citizens of America -
Ida B. Wells sues railroad company
Wells sues the railiroad company when they attempted to move her to the designated car for black people. -
Plessy v. Furguson Supreme Court Case
Established separate but equal laws. -
Williams v. Mississippi Supreme Court Case
Allowed literacy tests for voting -
Africans in Schools
By 1900, black people were allowed to go and to work in schools. (Black teacher and studens) -
Niagra Movement
A black civil rights organization formed by W.E.D to protect the rights of blacks -
NAACP Forms
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is established and has their first conference. -
First Black Officer
Los Angelis hire their first black police officer who also happens to be a woman. -
Red Summer Riots
A series of riots that took place for 6 monrhs where black people were now competition for employment nad were treated unfairly when it came to white people committing crimes agaisnt blacks. -
Start of the Great Depression
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Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court Case
Stated that the "separate but equal" laws werent actually equal and that the states must start integreating schools quickly. -
Rosa Parks Inccident
Rosa parks was told by a white man to move to the back of the bus when she was sitting towards the front. She refused and is often remembered as "the mother of freedom" -
Civil Rights Act
A landmark peice of legislation that people should not be discriminated against based on sex, race, religion, and nattional origin. -
Integration in Schools
By 1971 most schools in America are officially integreted.
