Kaylie Hasson, Kelley Bolden, Aelxa Burkholder, and Jenna Mandato By mrspepperstech700 Jan 1, 1851 In 1851 Sojourner Truth Gave Her Famous Spaech Jan 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamtion Jan 1, 1896 Paul Lawrence Dunbar Published Lyrics of a Lowly Life Jan 1, 1909 The NAACP was founded in 1909 https://twitter.com/NAACP Jan 1, 1941 The first Tuskegee Aiman established was in 1941 http://www.warbirdradio.com/2010/05/an-airmans-story-presents-tuskegee-airman-otis-finley-junior/ Jan 1, 1947 The First African American to Play Major Leauge Baseball was Jackie Robinson in 1947 http://pdgmag.com/tag/jackie-robinson/ Jan 1, 1955 Rosa Parks didn't want to give up her seat http://www.bapwd.com/Rosa_Parks.htm Jan 1, 1963 Martin Luther King gave his famous speech in 1963 http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/king/aa_king_subj.html Jan 1, 1967 Thurgood Narshall became a Supreme Court justice Nov 11, 2008 The FIrst African American President Elected was Barack Obama in 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/donkeyhotey/8377262046/