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Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln officially abolished slavery in the United States.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation -
Voting Rights
The 15th Amendment allowed slaves and anyone who was born in the United States to vote.
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fifteenth-amendment -
Plessy vs Ferguson
Homer Plessy refused to sit in a Jim Crow car on a train and claimed his constitutional rights were violated. The case concluded with the segregation laws being upheld.
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NAACP is founded
An organization called the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was created to try and promote equality for African-Americans. -
First African-American in baseball
Jacki Robinson became the first African-American to play major league baseball. This was one of the successful events of the fight against segregation. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scot tried to sue for his freedom based on the fact that he lived in a free state. Since he was a slave or "property," the Supreme Court claimed he had no right to sue.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Dred-Scott-decision
