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First slaves arrive in Jamestown, Virginia
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Said that slaves were property and could thus be moved in all the territories. Also said that because slaves weren't citizens they were not allowed to sue
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Confederate troops fire on Fort Sumter
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The Emancipation Proclamation freed all the slaves in the Confederate States
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The rebuilding of the South during and after the Civil War and ensuring freed slaves were treated equally. During this time, African Americans could vote and some were elected to government positions.
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General Robert E. Lee surrenders his army at Appomattox Court House
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The 13th amendment banned slavery
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The 14th amendment granted citizenship to all freed slaves and all those born in the United States.
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The 15th amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
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Said that segregation was constitutional on the basis that the separate place were equal.
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This racist movie was wildly popular in the US and arguably is responsible for the creation of many negative stereotypes about African Americans
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Mass migration of African Americans out of the South and into major urban areas across the nation
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President Truman desegregated the military through an executive order
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Banned segregation because separate is inherently unequal
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Push for the rights of African Americans
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The school refused to desegregate the school so President Eisenhower sent in the Army so escort the children to class
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Government must provide an attorney to defend you in accused of a crime.
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Banned labor discrimination based on race
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Removed legal barriers causing the disenfranchisement of the African American population such as poll taxes and literacy tests
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Banned housing discrimination based on race
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President Nixon declares drugs to be public enemy number 1
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CCA or Corrections Corporation of America is the first system of for-profit prisons in the US and are responsible for the growing prison population and the high rates of incarceration in the US.
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His death at the hands of a white police officer caused national protests and began the Black Lives Matter movement
