-
Period: to
Civil War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_WarWar amongst the states involving slavery. -
Thirteenth Amendment
Addition to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. -
Fifteenth Amendment
Addition to the United States Constitution which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". -
Founding of NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is established. -
Civil Rights Movement
Political movements for equality consisting of protests -
Emmet Till Murder
African American boy murdered for flirting with a white woman. -
Rosa Parks' Bus Boycott
Rosa refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus. -
Little Rock Nine
Nine black students who started desegregation at Little Rock Highschool. -
"I Have A Dream" Speech
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm Martin Luther King Jr. gives monumental speech regarding civil rights. -
Martin Luther King's Assassination
http://history1900s.about.com/cs/martinlutherking/a/mlkassass.htm Civil rights leader, Martin Luther, is killed.
