Black history timeline

Anonio A Negro

Mar 23, 1619

First Negro slave in Virgina

Memorible events

Period: Mar 23, 1619 to Mar 23, 1965

Cotton Gin was buitl

Mar 23, 1793

This increased the demdand for slaves.

Importation of Slaves stopped

Mar 23, 1808

Congress passes law tp ban importation of slaves from Africa

Harriet Tubman

Mar 23, 1849

Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery and is the most influential slave scape to balcks.

Lincoln issuses Emancipation Proclamation

Mar 23, 1863

It proclaimed the freedom of 3.1 million out of the 4 million slaves that were kept in slavery.

Civil War Ends

Mar 23, 1865

Civil War ends and General Lee's troops were surrounded and on April 7, Grant called upon Lee to surrender. The two commanders met on April 9, and agreed on the terms of surrender.

KKK

Mar 23, 1865

KKK was formed to keep blacks from voting and having rights.

Fourteenth Admendment

Mar 23, 1868

Secures the equal rights, citizenship, due process of law, and equal protections to all former slaves and their descendants

Howard University

Mar 23, 1869

First University to allow blacks to study law

Fithteenth Admendment

Mar 23, 1870

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color or servitude.

Plessy v. Ferguson

Mar 23, 1896

Banned Jim Crow laws because they were unconstitutional.

NAACP

Mar 23, 1909

The NAACP was formed and became one of the most influential African American civil rights movements.

Harlem Renaissance

Mar 23, 1920

This made Blacks famous for their music, playing in places like the Apollo Theature.

Harry S. Truman

Mar 23, 1948

First president to intergrate blacks in U.S aremed forces.

Brown v. Board of Education

Mar 23, 1954

Stated segregation was unconstutional in schools.

Emmit Till

Mar 23, 1955

Was beatend and killed for whistling at white woman. Brought attention to the south and showed northerns what was going on down there

Rosa Parks

Mar 23, 1955

She refused to give up her seat for a white man and was arrested. Played a big part in civil rights movement
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SCLC

Mar 23, 1957

A Civil Rights group formed by MLK that played big part in the Civil Rights movement.

MLK

Mar 23, 1963

MLK was arrested for protesting his rights and was thrown in jail

Voting Rights Act

Mar 23, 1965

Was passed to make voting easier for blacks and they didnt have to take such hard test or pay poll taxes.