persons that drastically changes african american lives By jeannechgn 1845 frederick douglass wrote describing his experiences as a slave Dec 3, 1847 Douglass established the antislavery newspaper The North Star Jul 5, 1852 he delivered his most famous speech “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” 1877 On April 21, 1877, Frederick Douglass was appointed US Marshal of the District of Columbia ( the first african american ) 1889 he was appointed us minister to haiti Period: 1952 to 1965 Malcolm had presented varieties of speeches 1957 Malcolm had gathered a group of people to protest against the white people 1964 Malcolm X meets with Martin Luther King Jr. 1965 Malcolm X Assassinated in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom 2008 Barack Obama become the first african american president 2009 Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2020 he was a part of te BLM movement