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Milestones in Black History

By kadenspaniol
  • The Stone Rebellion, 1739

    The Stone Rebellion, 1739

    One of the first rebellions the African American slaves did.
  • Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770

    Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770

    the first African American to be killed during the revolutionary war.
  • Declaration of Independence, 1776

    Declaration of Independence, 1776

    Tomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that slave trade should be removed .
  • 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865)

    13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865)

    slavery was abolished.
  • 1866 Civil Rights Act

    1866 Civil Rights Act

    it gave African Americans the same rights as white people.
  • NAACP Established (1909)

    NAACP Established (1909)

    The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination".
  • Harriet Tubman Dies, March 10, 1913.

    Harriet Tubman Dies, March 10, 1913.

    she started the underground railroad freeing numbers of slaves
  • 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1920

    19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1920

    giving the right to anyone to vote.
  • Breaking the Color Line in Baseball, April 15, 1947

    Breaking the Color Line in Baseball, April 15, 1947

    Jackie Robinson becomes the first black man to play baseball.
  • Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948)

    Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948)

    Black and white men were put into the same military groups, desegregating the military.
  • Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, December 1955

    Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, December 1955

    Rosa parks was arrested for sitting in the front of the bus, leading to protest for equal rights.
  • Desegregation of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas (1957)

    Desegregation of Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas (1957)

    troops were sent to maintain peace while a high school became desegregated.
  • Malcolm X Assassinated, 1965

    Malcolm X Assassinated, 1965

    He was a minster and a human rights activist that was looked at as a hero.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated, 1968

    Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated, 1968

    Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Christian minister and activist. He is very famous for his "I have a dream" speech
  • Obama Election, 2008, and Presidency, 2009-2016

    Obama Election, 2008, and Presidency, 2009-2016

    Barack Obama was the first ever black president to be elected in the United States.