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First Slaves Brought to the United States
A group of 19 slaves are imported to Jamestown Colony in current day Virginia, beginning the American slave trade. -
The African School for Blacks is founded.
Anthony Benezet founded The African School for Blacks was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benezet was also the founder of the Abolitionist Society. -
Declaration of Independence Signed
The Declaration of Independence is signed, helping to form an American nation. -
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Prudence Crandall
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Harriet Jacobs
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Frederick Douglass
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Harriet Jacobs
Harriet Jacobs moves in with a patron who teaches her to read, write, and sew after her mother dies. -
Frederick Douglass
Young Frederick Douglass Learns to Read -
Prudence Crandall
Prudence Crandall, an educational advocate, opens school for young women of color. -
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Booker T. Washington
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W.E.B. DuBois
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Plessy v. Ferguson
The Supreme Court decides that American society, including public schooling, should work on the "Seperate but Equal" doctrine, allowing segregation to continue in the United States. -
Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington publishes Up From Slavery -
The Talented Tenth
W.E.B. Du Bois publishes the Talented Tenth, where he states that African Americans should rely on the talented members of their own community in order to raise themselves up. -
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Malcolm X
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Anne Moody
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Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court decides on Brown v. Board of Education, philosophically ending the "Seperate but Equal" doctrine. -
Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine enter Little Rock Central High School amid protests. -
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges is the only student at an all-white school in New Orleans due to parents pulling their children from school in order to protest integration. -
Alex Haley and Malcolm X publish The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The controversial Autobiography of Malcolm X is published after Malcolm X's assination in 1965. -
Anne Moody Publishes Coming of Age in Mississippi
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
In a Supreme Court decision, it was decided that integration should be enforced upon school districts with a lack of diversity.
