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14th Ammendment
Grants Equal Protection under the law to everybody. -
15th Amendment
Bans racial discrimination in voting -
The NAACP is founded
The NAACP ( National Association for Advancement of Colored People) is founded to help African Americans get jobs and to be treated fairly. -
Segregation was outlawed in the US military
Segregation was no longer legal in the Military -
Brown V. The Board of Ed
Outlaws segregation in public schools. -
Bus Boycotts
Bus Boycotts from Rosa Park's arrest for not giving up her seat to a white passenger. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom Rides start in Washington D.C. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X becomes the National Minister of the Nation of Islam. -
I have A Dream Speech
Martin Luther King Jr's famous I Have A Dream speech delivered in Washington DC during a protest -
First African American Supreme Court Member
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first black member of the supreme court. -
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus is established -
NBFO is formed
The National Black Feminist Organization is formed. -
Miami Riots
Miami Riots start which were considered the worst riots in US History since 1967. -
BET launches
Black Entertainment Television launches -
First African American Astronaut
Guion Bluford becomes the first African American in Space -
The Color Purple wins Pulitzer Prize
The Color Purple written by poet Alice Walker wins Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Novels -
The Cosby Show makes it Debut
The Cosby Show makes its debut on TV as the most successful series with a cast of African Americans. -
MLK Day
MLK Day becomes national holiday that celebrates and remembers Martin Luther King Jr as well as African American Civil Rights. -
Los Angeles Riots
an estimated 8000 arrested, 2000 injured and 50 people murdered -
Affirmative Action Is Abolished
Affirmative Action is no longer needed in workplaces so it is abolished
