Mitch and Andrew By Patty Pinckard May 29, 1851 Sojourner Truth link Sojourner Truth gave her “Ain’t I a Woman" speach in Akron Ohio. Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation linkPresident Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. Jan 1, 1896 Paul Lawrence link He published Lyrics of a Lowly Life in 1896. Feb 12, 1909 NAACP link The NAACP was created. Jul 19, 1941 Tuskegee Airmen link They trained for the first time. Apr 15, 1947 Jackie robinson link First African American to play MLB baseball. Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks link She refused to give up her bus seat. Feb 27, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. link He gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. Oct 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall link Thurgood became the First African-American Supreme Court Justice on December 2, 1967. Aug 28, 2008 Barack Obama link The first African american was elected president.
